Date: 1/29/2020
Description :NGC 281 Nebula is a bright emission nebula and part of an H II region in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia and is part of the Milky Way's Perseus Spiral Arm. This 20×30 arcmin sized nebulosity is also associated with open cluster IC 1590, several Bok globules and the multiple star, B1. It collectively forms Sh2-184. [Ref: WikiPedia]
Sky Conditions: Clear skies with passing clouds and 50% moon shine , FWHM: 3.1 arc sec/pixel
Imaging: Exposure: 100 min Color de-bayered (20 x 300 sec) at 1x1bin using Celestron LPF
Guiding: AP 80mm guidescope with guide-camera (5sec guide-rate)
Equipment:
ZWO ASI 183 Color Pro -10 deg C
8” RASA at F2
Paramount ME Mount
SW:
SkyX, PixIsight - calibration with darks, bias and color correction (weighted batch processing, auto-script merge and noise reduction)
Observatory site : Northern VA