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Christmas Tree Cluster HST, 



    
        

            Chris Heapy
Christmas Tree Cluster HST
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Christmas Tree Cluster HST

Christmas Tree Cluster HST, 



    
        

            Chris Heapy
Christmas Tree Cluster HST
Powered byPixInsight

Christmas Tree Cluster HST

Acquisition details

Dates:
Jan. 7, 2016
Frames:
25×1200(8h 20′)
Integration:
8h 20′
Avg. Moon age:
26.95 days
Avg. Moon phase:
7.35%

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 1426179

RA center: 06h40m56s.9

DEC center: +09°5457

Pixel scale: 1.423 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 279.829 degrees

Field radius: 0.832 degrees

Resolution: 3299x2613

File size: 3.0 MB

Locations: Whirley Observatory, Macclesfield, Cheshire, United Kingdom

Description

Data captured last year, re-processed recently using PixInsight after learning how to use pixel-math to combine channels :-) This is the same scope as used for my recent wide-field image of this area but using a smaller pixel Atik490EX CCD (instead of Moravian G4-16000) which offers higher resolution.

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Christmas Tree Cluster HST, 



    
        

            Chris Heapy