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The Owl Cluster (NGC 457) Quick Test of the ASI071MC-Pro

Discussion in 'Astrophotography and Imaging' started by tdsobservatory, Dec 5, 2019.

The Owl Cluster (NGC 457) Quick Test of the ASI071MC-Pro

Started by tdsobservatory on Dec 5, 2019 at 10:09 AM

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  1. tdsobservatory

    tdsobservatory Member

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    Short test exposure using the ASI071MC-Pro on the Sky Watcher, this is the Owl Cluster in Cassiopeia, also known as NGC 457. The smaller open cluster in the upper right is NGC 436. The Owl Cluster is about 7,900 light-years away.

    Tech Specs: Sky-Watcher Esprit 120mm ED Triplet APO Refractor, Celestron CGEM-DX mount (pier mounted), ZWO ASI071MC-Pro, 6 x 60 second exposures, guided using a ZWO ASI290MC and Orion 60mm guide scope. Captured using SharpCap v3.2 live stacking and saved in FITS format for processing. Image date: November 24, 2019. Location: The Dark Side Observatory, Weatherly, PA, USA. OwlCluster_112419_6frames_360s_finalsmall.jpg
     
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    Nice work!
     
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    I agree with Reggie. That's a really good image. Thanks for posting it.

    Ed
     
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    Thanks all!
     

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