Let's Image -- The HEART NEBULA

Join me as I do some fun astrophotography imaging of the amazing and beautiful Heart Nebula from the light pollution of Chicago! I was excited to finish this image with my monochrome camera and narrowband filter set. Will I get the data I need to complete my mosaic before the weather system moves in?

I do a brief walkthrough of my setup for the night, get excited as the first images roll in, and give an overview of the data so far in this follow-along astrophotography video.

Full image details: https://www.astrobin.com/wstk7u/

My Equipment:
Telescope: Celestron RASA 8
Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI1600MM Pro
Mount: iOptron CEM40
Filters: 2" Baader RGB and f/2 3.5/4nm Narrowband SHO
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI290MM Mini
Guide Scope: Orion 60mm Guide Scope with Helical Focuser
ZWO ASIAir Pro
ZWO EAF (Electronic Automatic Focuser)

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Video shot on Nikon D800 and Pixel 4 XL
Rode Wireless Go microphone system

Websites used in video:

Telescopius: https://telescopius.com/

Airmass Satellite Imagery: https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/?parms...

Clear Outisde: https://clearoutside.com/

Clear Dark Sky: https://www.cleardarksky.com/


Photographs of the universe, with galaxies, stars, nebulae, supernovas, comets, planets, Moon, Sun. Inspiring wonder about the night sky, even from the light pollution of Chicago.