Messier Objects
I highly recommend a book on Charles Messier and the creation of this catalogue - Atlas of Messier Objects, 2008 by Ronald Stoyan.
Note: This gallery should be automatically sorted by Messier #.
Messier M50 - NGC2323 Open Cluster in Monoceros - 3/2/2022 (Processed cropped stack)
Field flatness testing with camera orientation 180 degress to minimise flatness issues in the corners.
DeepSkyStacker 4.2.6 Stacked 50% (12) of 23 Images Gain 100 @ 60Sec, 35 DARK Gain 100 @ 60 Sec, 35 BIAS Gain 100 @ 1/1000 Sec, 19 FLATS Gain 100 @ 1/10000 Sec, Post-processed with Adobe Photoshop CC 2022 with AstroFlat
Telescope - PowerNewt 200mm f/4 with 2" TeleVue 2X PowerMate for F=1600mm f/8.0, PowerMate with 42-48mm expansion ring into the QHY268C camera for 55mm back focus. The PowerMate is threaded into a Hotech Self Centring Adapter (SCA) with 19mm length. Astronomik L2 UV-IR filter, QHY 268C CMOS camera field 34' x 51' , Ambient ~30C, Camera 0C.
StellarMate on RP-4B with Kstars/Ekos for EQMOD mount control, auto-focusing, plate solving and image acquisition. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. Guidescope - Orion ShortTube 80 with Starlight Xpress SuperStar (Mono) CCD Auto Guider and Ekos auto guiding software.
CollinderCR124 M50 Open Cluster in MonocerosMessierM50 Open Cluster in MonocerosNGCNGC2323 M50 Open Cluster in MonocerosOpen Cluster
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