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 #.
M47 - NGC2422 Open Cluster - 1/2/2022 (Processed stack
Field flatness testing with camera orientation 180 degress to minimise flatness issues in the corners.
DeepSkyStacker 4.2.6 Stacked 80% (17) of 21 Images Gain 100 @ 15 Sec, 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 as FLATS not matched
Telescope - PowerNewt 200mm f/4 with Baader MPCC Coma Corrector (at 55mm backfocus) for F=800mm f/4.0, 30mm self-centring extension tube for the MPCC, Astronomik L2 UV-IR filter, QHY 268C CMOS camera field 68' x 101' , Ambient ~20C, 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.ed with settings embedded.
CollinderCR152 M47 Open ClusterMessierM47 Open ClusterNGCNGC2422 M47 Open ClusterOpen Cluster
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