Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  M 103  ·  NGC 581  ·  PK127-01.1
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Messier 103 with Stellina, Alex Woronow
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Messier 103 with Stellina

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Messier 103 with Stellina, Alex Woronow
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Messier 103 with Stellina

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Messier 103 with Stellina
Scope…………..Stellina: 80mm f/5 fully automated telescope
Observatory……La Cienaga Alta Observatory…Silver City, NM (a.k.a., my backyard)
Camera………... Built-in CFA
Exposures………56 x 10" = 54'
Image Width…....57 arc-minutesProcessed by Alex Woronow (2022) using PixInsight, Topaz, SWT The relatively faint open cluster, Messier 103, has a brightest star of only magnitude 10.5 and about 170 stars total. This image does not go deep enough to show all of the stars but gets a majority of them. The purpose of this capture was a simple test of my Stellina’s tracking and my ability to process Stellina subs. I’m satisfied with both. BTW, this version has had the background totally removed…for Artistic reasons. I hope you find it pleasing.

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