HFG 1 and Abell 6 in Cassiopeia

HFG 1 and Abell 6 are faint planetary nebulae that formed

when stars approximately the size of our sun died.

Hover over the image for an annotated view.

Date:  10, 29 September, and 2, 5 October 2024

FOV:  approximately 75' × 50'

Rotation:  119.641°

Telescope:  Stellarvue SVX102T + SFFR.74 reducer/flattener

(522.01mm, nominally 528mm, f/5.18)

Guiding:  ZWO ASI120MM mini mono guide camera,

Stellarvue F050G 50mm guide scope

Computer:  ASIair pro Raspberry Pi

Mount:  iOptron CEM40

Camera:  ZWO ASI071MC pro cooled to -10°C 10 Sept 2024

ZWO ASI6200MC pro cooled to -10°C 29 Sept, 2, and 5 Oct 2024

Pixel size:  4.78 μm on 10 Sept 2024 and 3.76 μm on 29 Sept, 2,and 5 Oct 2024

Resolution:  1.884 arcsec/pixel 10 Sept 2024

1.475 arcsec/pixel 29 Sept, 2, and 5 Oct 2024

Frames:10 September 202498 × 240 seconds × 90 gain,

29 September 2024102 × 240 seconds × 300 gain,

2 October 202420 × 240 seconds × 300 gain,

5 October 2024130 × 240 seconds × 300 gain

Filter:  Baader Semi-Apo filter 10 September 2024,

Optolong L-Ultimate filter 29 September, 2, and 5 October 2024

Stacking:  Pixinsight – ninety-eight 240 second frames → Stars

two hundred and fifty-two 240 second frames → Nebulae

Total Time:6 hours 32 minutes → Stars,

16 hours 48 minutes → Nebulae

23 hours 20 minutes total

Processing:  Pixinsight – SPCC, DBE, SPCC, BlurXT, NoiseXT,

ASI071 Linear → HTS, GHS, MStr → Stars, Sat

ASI071 Linear → StarXT → Starless, HTS, GHS, MStr → IFN

ASI6200 Linear → StarXT → Starless, HTS, GHS, MStr → Nebulae

PixelMath ~(~IFN*~Nebulae) → IFN_Neb,

PixelMath ~(~Stars*~IFN_Neb), DynCrop/Scale

Location:  Darling Hill Observatory near Vesper, NY on 10 September 2024,

Crystal Lake near Redwood, NY on 29 September 2024,

Stony Creek Boat Launch near Henderson, NY on 2 October 2024,

Cherry Springs State Park near Coudersport, PA on 5 October 2024