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I realized I’ve never actually imaged any star cluster with my RASA, so with a nearly full moon I figured why the hell not! With the fast optics of the RASA it picked up quite a bit more stars than usual in this area which shows a lot of the extinction from interstellar dust as yellow stars.
Equipment
| Telescopes: | Celestron Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph 11″ |
| Cameras: | QHYCCD QHY367C |
| Mount: | Orion Atlas Pro AZ/EQ |
| Guiding: | QHY5III178M & Astromania 60mm Guide Scope |
Capture Details
| Dates: | December 15, 2019 |
| Frames: | Astronomik L2 UV/IR Cut |
| Total Integration: | 118 x 60″ (2.0 hours) |
| Bortle Zone: | 5 (but 87% moon) |
| Software: | PixInsight, AstroPixelProcessor, Adobe Lightroom |