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Photographer:

natarajanganesan

Location of Photo:

Jonesboro, AR

Date/Time of photo:

2026/03/25 23:20

Equipment:

Dwarflab Mini

Description:

The eighth day waxing Moon was right nearby. Light pollution was a significant challenge. I set up my Dwarflab Mini in EQ mode, which took barely a couple of minutes. Set exposure at 30s. I could have gone 60s. The 1st 1h was at a gain of 80. The next 1h was at gain 60. In just 1hr saw that the raw output was clearly discernible. Only 1 rejected frame. The second 1h stacked them all. Performed Denoise and Auto in the built-in Stellar Studio. Downloaded the FITS file and used SIRIL to photocalibrate and remove green noise. Then Graxpert to remove the gradient. Finally, GIMP to clean up the background.

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