Imaging telescopes or lenses: Artisanal T150/750 in Vixen casing and slide focuser
Imaging cameras: Nikon D7000
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Self-Made 80/320mm achromat
Guiding cameras: QHYCCD QHY5L-II Color
Focal reducers: Lichtenknecker Coma Corrector
Software: DeepSkyStacker · PHD2 Guiding · photoshop
Filters: Baader Planetarium SkyGlow
Dates:May 9, 2016
Frames: 180x60"
Integration: 3.0 hours
Avg. Moon age: 3.08 days
Avg. Moon phase: 10.35%
Astrometry.net job: 1080215
RA center: 15h 19' 10"
DEC center: +1° 57' 50"
Pixel scale: 1.332 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: -146.170 degrees
Field radius: 1.046 degrees
Resolution: 4797x2992
Data source: Backyard
M5 cluster imaged the same night as M3, in order to maximize the clear sky window between bad weather. This time about 3 hours were compiled.
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