Astrophotography: 15 Seconds vs. Light Pollution

In order to combat light pollution in the Detroit area, I did some deep space imaging by keeping my exposures down to 15 seconds on the Cocoon Nebula.

Here are my astrophotography setup details:

Target:
Cocoon Nebula (IC 5146)

Imaging Telescope:
Celestron RASA 8-inch

Imaging Camera:
ZWO ASI533MC color

Mount:
Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro

Polar Alignment:
QHYCCD PoleMaster

Filters:
Optolong L-Pro

Guide Scope:
ZWO 60mm Guide Scope

Guide Camera:
ZWO ASI224MC

Frames:

Optolong L-Pro: 1,030x15"
Gain: 100, Offset: 70
Integration: 4.29 hours

Guide Software:
PHD2

Capture software:
Sequence Generator Pro (SGP)

Stacking software:
PixInsight

Post Processing:
PixInsight, PhotoShop

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