NGC2024 Jan 2025

Location/Equipment
Location

• Home (Ohio)
• Bortle Scale 5-6

Equipment

• Mount: SkyWatcher Star Adventurer GTI
• Refractor: Askar 71F
• Camera: Nikon D5300 Unmodified
• Focuser: Sesto Senso 2 (not installed on 22-Dec-2024)
• Guide Scope: William Optics Uniguide 32/120mm
• Guide Camera: OGMA GP678M
• Automation: N.I.N.A., PHD2, Green Swamp Server

Processing Notes
Stacking

• SIRIL (via Sirilic)

Post Processing

• Crop: Siril
• BGE: Graxpert AI 1.0.1
• Denoise: Graxpert AI 3.0.2
• Color Calibration: Siril Photometric Color Calibration
• Green Noise: Siril Remove Green Noise
• Star Removal: Starnet++
• Starless Stretch: Siril GHST
• Starless Histogram Equalization: Siril CLAHE
• Starless Sharpening : Cosmic Clarity (non-stellar only)
• Starless/Star Mask Recomposition: Siril star mask stretched
• Star Sharpening: Cosmic Clarity (stars only)
• Vibrance: Affinity photo
• Final Denoise: Cosmic Clarity (full)

Data Acquisition
Imaging sessions (4) 13.2 Hours Total integration
22-Dec-2024

• ISO 800, 120s exposures, 3.43 Hours
• 103 lights, 30 darks 31 flats
• HFR avg 3.091, min 3.022, max 3.180

04-Jan-2025

• ISO 1600, 120s exposures, 2.7 Hours
• 81 lights, 30 darks, 31 flats
• HFR avg 3.115, min 3.053, max 3.208

09-Jan-2025

• ISO 1600, 120s exposures, 3.07 Hours
• 92 lights, 30 darks, 30 flats
• HFR - not saved

14-Jan-2025

• ISO 1600, 90s exposures, 4 Hours
• 160 lights, 40 darks, 31 flats
• HFR avg 3.170, min 3.035, max 3.715