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Indiana Family Star Party
2022
Review

Camp Cullom
Indiana Astronomical Society
Muncie Astronomy Club
Wabash Valley Astronomical Society
It's Indiana... It's Summer... It's always humid...

You'd think that would make the observing difficult and hazy, but a few of our attendees did some imaging and shared their wonderful images with us. 

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M31
Eric B.: Like several others in the group, I spent most of my clear skies at IFSP imaging a single object, in this case, M31.  I'd like to share that image with you all here (see attachment).  Tech specs: 80 x 3 min subs, William Optics Zenithstar Z81 @ f/5.6, QHY 268C with ZWO UV/IR cut filter.  Image gathered in NINA, stacked and processed in Pixinsight.
Here is a shot of M33 I took at the IFSP Friday night. I had a little trouble with my guide program so this is essentially unguided. Details C14 at f2, Optolong L-Pro filter Mallincam DS24 at binning = 1, gain = 10, black level = 100, exposure = 1m, 74 frames
Scott S.:  Here is a shot of M33 I took at the IFSP Friday night.  I had a little trouble with my guide program so this is essentially unguided. 

Details:  C14 at f2, Optolong L-Pro filter
  Mallincam DS24 at binning = 1, gain = 10, black level = 100, exposure = 1m, 74 frames


Jake W.:  This weekend I captured a wide field view of the Eagle and Swan nebulae at IFSP.
Collected about 2.5hrs of usable data which I was pretty happy with given the clouds. I like that these objects are just close enough to fit in one frame while still being able to capture some details, such as the Pillars of Creation in M16.
M16
M16
This weekend I captured a wide field view of the Eagle and Swan nebulae at IFSP. Collected about 2.5hrs of usable data which I was pretty happy with given the clouds. I like that these objects are just close enough to fit in one frame while still being able to capture some details, such as the Pillars of Creation in M16.
Eagle Nebula
This weekend I captured a wide field view of the Eagle and Swan nebulae at IFSP. Collected about 2.5hrs of usable data which I was pretty happy with given the clouds. I like that these objects are just close enough to fit in one frame while still being able to capture some details, such as the Pillars of Creation in M16.
Swan Nebula