Observation by Adam Rawlinson: Satellite Frustration

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Adam Rawlinson

Observer

Adam Rawlinson

Observed

2020 Feb 15 - 20:37

Uploaded

2022 Oct 22 - 20:42

Objects

NGC5746

Equipment

Primaluce Airy 102 APO

Exposure

2000sec....

Location

Sandhurst Kent UK

Target name

NGC5746 - Totally ruined by trails..... now a common problem and getting worse

Title

Satellite Frustration

About this image

Found this in my archive.... uploaded to record the ever increasing problem of satellite trails. This target was in the crosshairs!

This must be really frustrating for those doing professional imaging.!!

Files associated with this observation

C_caught in crossfire!.jpg (1.3 MB)

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Dr Paul Leyland

Comments

Grant Privett, 2022 Oct 22 - 20:47 UTC

Use the Median or Sigma-Clip option when you stack your images.

That will generally hide the satellites if you have more than 7 or so frames.

Dr Paul Leyland, 2022 Oct 24 - 15:08 UTC

Clipping or median is fine for aesthetics.

If you want accurate photometry, all you can do is throw away the data.

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