New V1405 Cas during its outburst

 Posted: May 23rd, 2021
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Technical Info
Telescope/Lens: TS-Optics Photoline 60mm f/6 FPL53
Camera: QHY5III178M Cool
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
Guide Scope: Svbony 60/240mm
Guide Camera: Qhy5L-II-c
Software: AstroPixelProcessor, GIMP, Topaz DeNoise AI, Lightroom
Accessories: TS-Optics Photoline 2'' 0.79x reducer, Baader Ha 7nm 1.25'', Astronomik OIII 6nm 1.25''
Exposure:
56 x 600" ISO/Gain: 10 - H-alpha
36 x 600" ISO/Gain: 10 - OIII
Yellow zoneLight Pollution:
 Starye Keny, Russia
 May 10th, 2021
15 h 20 m
1836
The imaging was done over several nights from May 11th to 15th. I tried to capture hydrogen and oxygen data for about half the night each, alternating between them, but it wasn't always possible due to clouds. During the outburst, the star's brightness remained around magnitude 5.2-6, gradually fading (the change in brightness isn't very clear in my single frames or daily stacks; I would need to very carefully normalize the background brightness between frames. If I manage that, I might make an animation).

Due to the relatively small aperture and sensor size, the bright stars are heavily bloated even with narrowband filters. This is especially noticeable against the faint stars, which were further reduced after some sharpening and noise reduction in Topaz Denoise AI.
Resolution: 3054x2036 px
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