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Observing log

Night in detail

Wed 21 Jan 2026 → Thu 22 Jan

Integration
7.4 h
Frames
189 frames
Targets
3
Dark sky
10.7 h
Moon
12 % · Waxing crescent
Roof open
10 h · 72 % imaged
Mon 19 JanFri 30 Jan
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
Sky
Moon 12%
Roof
M 42
Red 39 · Blue 38 · Green 35 × 90 s
IC 405
OIII 17×300s · Ha 8×300s · L 10×180s · Red 10×120s · Blue 10×120s · Green 10×120s
M 40
OIII 12 × 300 s
HFR
1.57–1.73
Conditions
Cloud%
0
0
0
0
0
48
72
20
21
100
100
100
95
100
98
100
Temp°C
16
14
12
10
9
8
8
6
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
5
Dew°C
-0
-4
-3
-2
-1
-0
-0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-0
1
1
Humidity%
33
30
35
42
49
56
58
61
67
70
73
75
79
81
82
76
Windm/s
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
PressurehPa
965
965
966
966
966
967
967
967
967
967
966
966
965
965
965
966

RedBlueGreenOIIIHaLroof opengoodmarginalpoor

Sunset 18:02Dark 19:27 → 06:12Moonset 21:10Sunrise 07:36

Sessions

3 targets
  • M 42 · Orions Nebula19:13 → 22:372.8 h · 112 frames
    Position
    05:35:03 -05° 24' 21"
    Filters
    Red 39 · Blue 38 · Green 35 × 90 s
    HFR
    1.65 mean · 1.57–1.73
    Stars
    234 mean
    Integration by filter
    FilterFramesExposureIntegration
    Red3990 s59 min
    Blue3890 s57 min
    Green3590 s53 min
    Frames
    TimeFilterExpHFRStarsSensor
    19:13Red90 s1.61271-10 °C
    19:16Blue90 s1.70229-10 °C
    19:17Blue90 s1.69229-10 °C
    19:19Blue90 s1.70215-10 °C
    19:20Red90 s1.62236-10 °C
    19:22Red90 s1.61239-10 °C
    19:24Red90 s1.61238-10 °C
    19:25Red90 s1.59206-10 °C
    19:27Red90 s1.60205-10 °C
    19:29Green90 s1.59127-10 °C
    19:30Green90 s1.58120-10 °C
    19:32Green90 s1.58112-10 °C
    19:34Green90 s1.59142-10 °C
    19:35Green90 s1.58156-10 °C
    19:37Blue90 s1.67258-10 °C
    19:38Blue90 s1.67264-10 °C
    19:40Blue90 s1.69274-10 °C
    19:42Blue90 s1.69263-10 °C
    19:43Blue90 s1.69284-10 °C
    19:45Red90 s1.61231-10 °C
    19:46Red90 s1.61203-10 °C
    19:48Red90 s1.61212-10 °C
    19:50Red90 s1.62231-10 °C
    19:51Red90 s1.61194-10 °C
    19:53Green90 s1.62188-10 °C
    19:55Green90 s1.61199-10 °C
    19:56Green90 s1.63202-10 °C
    19:58Green90 s1.62258-10 °C
    20:00Green90 s1.63250-10 °C
    20:01Blue90 s1.70303-10 °C
    20:03Blue90 s1.73322-10 °C
    20:04Blue90 s1.71317-10 °C
    20:06Blue90 s1.70300-10 °C
    20:08Blue90 s1.69297-10 °C
    20:09Red90 s1.65248-10 °C
    20:11Red90 s1.62219-10 °C
    20:12Red90 s1.61200-10 °C
    20:14Red90 s1.59183-10 °C
    20:16Red90 s1.60175-10 °C
    20:18Green90 s1.62187-10 °C
    20:19Green90 s1.61173-10 °C
    20:21Green90 s1.63190-10 °C
    20:23Green90 s1.61202-10 °C
    20:24Green90 s1.61191-10 °C
    20:26Blue90 s1.70280-10 °C
    20:28Blue90 s1.69278-10 °C
    20:29Blue90 s1.69275-10 °C
    20:31Blue90 s1.69298-10 °C
    20:33Blue90 s1.70305-10 °C
    20:34Red90 s1.63285-10 °C
    20:40Red90 s1.61191-13 °C
    20:43Red90 s1.61183-10 °C
    20:44Red90 s1.62208-10 °C
    20:46Green90 s1.63203-10 °C
    20:47Green90 s1.63185-10 °C
    20:49Green90 s1.61201-10 °C
    20:51Green90 s1.62179-10 °C
    20:52Green90 s1.62182-10 °C
    20:54Blue90 s1.67264-10 °C
    20:56Blue90 s1.69263-10 °C
    20:57Blue90 s1.68254-10 °C
    20:59Blue90 s1.69251-10 °C
    21:01Blue90 s1.69272-10 °C
    21:03Red90 s1.61163-10 °C
    21:04Red90 s1.60167-10 °C
    21:06Red90 s1.61177-10 °C
    21:08Red90 s1.61170-10 °C
    21:09Red90 s1.62178-10 °C
    21:11Green90 s1.65209-10 °C
    21:12Green90 s1.63208-10 °C
    21:14Green90 s1.62199-10 °C
    21:16Green90 s1.62208-10 °C
    21:17Green90 s1.64210-10 °C
    21:19Blue90 s1.69276-10 °C
    21:21Blue90 s1.72298-10 °C
    21:22Blue90 s1.69294-10 °C
    21:24Blue90 s1.71314-10 °C
    21:26Blue90 s1.71299-10 °C
    21:27Red90 s1.63228-10 °C
    21:29Red90 s1.63206-10 °C
    21:30Red90 s1.63196-10 °C
    21:32Red90 s1.63199-10 °C
    21:34Red90 s1.63211-10 °C
    21:35Green90 s1.64245-10 °C
    21:37Green90 s1.65249-10 °C
    21:39Green90 s1.66263-10 °C
    21:40Green90 s1.64268-10 °C
    21:42Green90 s1.63250-10 °C
    21:44Blue90 s1.71325-10 °C
    21:45Blue90 s1.71320-10 °C
    21:47Blue90 s1.73325-10 °C
    21:49Blue90 s1.73332-10 °C
    21:50Blue90 s1.73326-10 °C
    21:52Red90 s1.64266-10 °C
    21:53Red90 s1.64238-10 °C
    21:55Red90 s1.65270-10 °C
    21:57Red90 s1.69316-10 °C
    21:58Red90 s1.68369-10 °C
    22:00Green90 s1.71406-10 °C
    22:02Green90 s1.70397-10 °C
    22:18Green90 s1.59156-10 °C
    22:20Green90 s1.57115-10 °C
    22:21Green90 s1.5990-10 °C
    22:23Blue90 s1.69205-10 °C
    22:24Blue90 s1.70216-10 °C
    22:26Blue90 s1.68218-10 °C
    22:28Blue90 s1.69209-10 °C
    22:29Blue90 s1.68215-10 °C
    22:31Red90 s1.59224-10 °C
    22:33Red90 s1.60213-10 °C
    22:34Red90 s1.60226-10 °C
    22:37Red90 s1.59224-10 °C
  • IC 405 · Flaming Star Nebula22:47 → 02:383.6 h · 65 frames
    Position
    05:18:36 33° 51' 04"
    Filters
    OIII 17×300s · Ha 8×300s · L 10×180s · Red 10×120s · Blue 10×120s · Green 10×120s
    HFR
    1.63 mean · 1.58–1.68
    Stars
    1,338 mean
    Integration by filter
    FilterFramesExposureIntegration
    OIII17300 s1.4 h
    Ha8300 s40 min
    L10180 s30 min
    Red10120 s20 min
    Blue10120 s20 min
    Green10120 s20 min
    Frames
    TimeFilterExpHFRStarsSensor
    22:47OIII300 s1.60606-10 °C
    22:53OIII300 s1.58655-10 °C
    22:58OIII300 s1.60594-10 °C
    23:04OIII300 s1.59593-10 °C
    23:06Red120 s1.601,232-10 °C
    23:08Red120 s1.601,220-10 °C
    23:11Red120 s1.601,164-10 °C
    23:13Red120 s1.601,189-10 °C
    23:15Red120 s1.601,164-10 °C
    23:17Green120 s1.61989-10 °C
    23:19Green120 s1.601,107-10 °C
    23:22Green120 s1.611,212-10 °C
    23:24Green120 s1.601,171-10 °C
    23:26Green120 s1.601,240-10 °C
    23:29Blue120 s1.662,578-10 °C
    23:31Blue120 s1.672,628-10 °C
    23:33Blue120 s1.672,615-10 °C
    23:36Blue120 s1.662,672-10 °C
    23:38Blue120 s1.672,729-10 °C
    23:41L180 s1.641,764-10 °C
    23:44L180 s1.641,529-10 °C
    23:48L180 s1.631,478-10 °C
    23:51L180 s1.641,694-10 °C
    23:54L180 s1.641,634-10 °C
    00:00Ha300 s1.61150-10 °C
    00:05Ha300 s1.61162-10 °C
    00:10Ha300 s1.62171-10 °C
    00:15Ha300 s1.61173-10 °C
    00:21Ha300 s1.60174-10 °C
    00:26OIII300 s1.61941-10 °C
    00:31OIII300 s1.61789-10 °C
    00:37OIII300 s1.62812-10 °C
    00:42OIII300 s1.60849-10 °C
    00:48OIII300 s1.61824-10 °C
    00:50Red120 s1.611,165-10 °C
    00:52Red120 s1.60953-10 °C
    00:55Red120 s1.601,011-10 °C
    00:57Red120 s1.60957-10 °C
    00:59Red120 s1.60908-10 °C
    01:01Green120 s1.621,325-10 °C
    01:04Green120 s1.621,339-10 °C
    01:06Green120 s1.621,439-10 °C
    01:08Green120 s1.611,324-10 °C
    01:10Green120 s1.621,521-10 °C
    01:13Blue120 s1.672,850-10 °C
    01:15Blue120 s1.672,831-10 °C
    01:17Blue120 s1.672,864-10 °C
    01:19Blue120 s1.683,013-10 °C
    01:22Blue120 s1.672,896-10 °C
    01:25L180 s1.662,662-10 °C
    01:28L180 s1.672,694-10 °C
    01:32L180 s1.672,554-10 °C
    01:35L180 s1.672,522-10 °C
    01:38L180 s1.662,392-10 °C
    01:43Ha300 s1.63219-10 °C
    01:48Ha300 s1.62216-10 °C
    01:54Ha300 s1.62220-10 °C
    01:59OIII300 s1.62890-10 °C
    02:05OIII300 s1.63865-10 °C
    02:10OIII300 s1.62877-10 °C
    02:16OIII300 s1.63799-10 °C
    02:22OIII300 s1.62616-10 °C
    02:27OIII300 s1.64689-10 °C
    02:33OIII300 s1.64945-10 °C
    02:38OIII300 s1.65910-10 °C
  • M 40 · M4002:50 → 03:511.0 h · 12 frames
    Position
    12:22:13 58° 04' 59"
    Filters
    OIII 12 × 300 s
    HFR
    1.66 mean · 1.63–1.69
    Stars
    202 mean
    Integration by filter
    FilterFramesExposureIntegration
    OIII12300 s1.0 h
    Frames
    TimeFilterExpHFRStarsSensor
    02:50OIII300 s1.66303-10 °C
    02:56OIII300 s1.67253-10 °C
    03:01OIII300 s1.66223-10 °C
    03:07OIII300 s1.67235-10 °C
    03:12OIII300 s1.67193-10 °C
    03:18OIII300 s1.67198-10 °C
    03:23OIII300 s1.64170-10 °C
    03:29OIII300 s1.67199-10 °C
    03:34OIII300 s1.67194-10 °C
    03:39OIII300 s1.66232-10 °C
    03:45OIII300 s1.69200-10 °C
    03:51OIII300 s1.6327-10 °C