Although this is a winter target for me, it seems very fitting of what California looks like in the summer… on fire! I finally feel like I am making decent progress with this very difficult niche of photography. From an image capture standpoint, I’ve made a lot of errors, but continue to learn from them and make the most of the clear skies. I feel like my post-processing has gotten dramatically better as I can stretch the data I do have more consistently and accurately.
Lights: 40 x 300 second exposures
Darks: 30 x 300 second exposures
30 flat and 30 bias exposures
Filter: Optolong L-eNhance
Camera: ZWO ASI294MC Pro
Telescope: Radian Raptor 61
Guiding: ZWO 30mm f/4 and ASI120MM Mini
Computer: ASIAIR Plus
Mount: Sky Watcher EQ6-R Pro
Power: Jackery 240
Processing: DeepSkyStacker and Photoshop