Astrorockk: NGC 292

Observing from a backyard in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, this astrophotography setup captures the night sky with precise detail. Using a Sky-Watcher HEQ5 PRO mount paired with either a Rokinon or Samyang 135mm f/2.0 lens and the ZWO ASI585MC Pro camera, the system achieves a pixel scale of 2.29″/px over a field of view of 3.79° by 2.21°. 

Imaging sessions are carefully planned, with luminance exposures of 190 frames at 180 seconds totaling 9 hours and 30 minutes on the 14th and 16th of September, and multiband exposures of 100 frames at 300 seconds totaling 8 hours and 20 minutes on the 4th and 5th of September, resulting in a cumulative 17 hours and 50 minutes of integration over four nights.

Filters such as the Antlia ALP-T Dual Band 5nm Highspeed and the ZWO UV/IR Cut ensure high quality captures, while accessories like the Astrodymium Ring System with ZWO EAF and ASIAIR Plus streamline focusing and control. Post-processing is handled with professional tools including Adobe Photoshop, Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight, and Russell Croman’s BlurXTerminator, allowing the astrophotographer to produce crisp, detailed images of the cosmos.

Astrorockk said this in Astrobin.com

The Small Magellanic Cloud or NGC 292 is a nearby dwarf irregular galaxy located roughly 200,000ly away. It is around half the size of the much larger LMC and is visible naked eye in low lp areas. I shot this over couple of weeks during early September and tried to keep the image appear natural while also bringing out the narrowband emmision.