M26 - Open Cluster, Derryk

M26 - Open Cluster

M26 - Open Cluster, Derryk

M26 - Open Cluster

Equipment

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Description

M26 (NGC6694) is an open star cluster located in Scutum at about 5,000 light years away.



Taken June 2019 from Campbell, CA, USA. Sky: 18.80 mag/arcsec^2



Total integration: 180 mins (3 hrs)



Details, Equipment, & Software:

Telescope: Astro-Tech AT10RCT (FL2000mm f/8)

Camera: SBIG STF-8300m (-10°C)

Filter: Astrodon 36mm RGB

Guide: OAG-8300 with QHY5III174

Focuser: Moonlite CSL w/ high res stepper motor

Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100GTO

Capture: Sequence Generator Pro

Frames:

Astrodon R: 12x300s

Astrodon G: 12x300s

Astrodon B: 12x300s

Stacking/Final Processing: Pixinsight

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M26 - Open Cluster, Derryk

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