Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  Extremely wide field
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Melotte 111 // Coma Berenices, Gene Braig
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> Coma Berenices // Melotte 111

>Long time no post! Hoping to get back in the swing. Tested out a Rokinon 135mm and I'm very impressed, very flat field and very sharp! Hoping this weekend I can use the Redcat for a neighboring galaxy cluster (I have two in mind) to this star cluster. Heck, the Needle Galaxy made an appearance here! It is galaxy season after all.. Can't wait to see what this Rokinon might do for Rho Ophiuchi, should be a huge improvement over my Fujinon 50-140mm..

>Anyway this is a straight shot with very little editing. Some stretching along with gradient removing is about it. Also very subtle StarSpikes added, though I really just tried to slightly amplify the natural star spikes this lens creates..

🔭 Rokinon 135mm @F/4
📷 Fuji X-T4
📊 No filter
🏹 iOptron SkyGuider Pro
🧠 ASIAir Plus
👁 ZWO ASI178mm
💻 DSS, Affinity, PS
🌗 Waning Gibbous 
🌌  215 X 60" - ISO2000
⚙ 3H 35M integration time
📍 Flagstaff, AZ
💡 Bortle 4
🌡 15°C
🌬  7 KPH

(I wasn't going to upload this here because it's just under my current standards for quality. Had to show a friend however because Instagram destroyed the quality.)

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Melotte 111 // Coma Berenices, Gene Braig