Imaging telescopes or lenses: Sky-Watcher QUATTRO-10CF 10" f/4 Newton Carbon
Imaging cameras: ZWO ASI 294MC Pro (cooled)
Mounts: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro EQMOD
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Guidescope 60mm f=240mm
Guiding cameras: Datyson T7C Guidecam
Software: APP · Noiseware Community Edition · APT · PHD2 Guiding
Accessory: GPU Optics Pal Gyulai CC
Dates:March 1, 2021
Frames:
40x120" (gain: 120.00) -10C bin 1x1
13x300" (gain: 120.00) -10C bin 1x1
Integration: 2.4 hours
Darks: ~22
Flats: ~33
Flat darks: ~33
Avg. Moon age: 17.13 days
Avg. Moon phase: 93.78%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 4.00
Astrometry.net job: 4275697
RA center: 8h 58' 31"
DEC center: +37° 6' 32"
Pixel scale: 0.963 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 174.714 degrees
Field radius: 0.435 degrees
Resolution: 2558x2007
Data source: Own remote observatory
Remote source: Non-commercial independent facility
This little fellow was a difficult target for a moonlit night combined with poor seeing.
But Gotthard and Gary somehow got me hooked on this tiny but spectacular object.
It's obvious that this one needs pretty good conditions coupled with excellent PP skills (neither of which I have, to be honest).
Maybe I can encourage some people with longer focal lengths to give it a try. I'm sure it could work well as it's not as dim as you might think with mag 16, which is doable with today's cameras and techniques.
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