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M44  Beehive Cluster, 



    
        

            Joey Troy
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M44 Beehive Cluster

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
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M44  Beehive Cluster, 



    
        

            Joey Troy
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M44 Beehive Cluster

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

Acquisition details

Dates:
Feb. 26, 2022 ·  Feb. 27, 2022
Frames:
Astronomik Deep Sky B 36mm: 4×60(4′) (gain: 100.00) 0°C
Astronomik Deep Sky G 36mm: 6×60(6′) (gain: 100.00) 0°C
Astronomik Deep Sky R 36mm: 4×60(4′) (gain: 100.00) 0°C
Astronomik L2 UV-IR Blocking Filter 36mm: 6×60(6′) (gain: 100.00) 0°C
Integration:
20′
Darks:
20
Flats:
20
Bias:
20
Avg. Moon age:
25.47 days
Avg. Moon phase:
17.72%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale:
2.00

RA center: 08h39m37s.90

DEC center: +19°3004.5

Pixel scale: 4.091 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: -178.464 degrees

Field radius: 2.179 degrees

WCS transformation: thin plate spline

More info:Open 

Resolution: 3000x2389

File size: 6.2 MB

Locations: GNTO, Bosque, NM, United States

Data source: Traveller

Description

Shot at the GNTO. Was rather noisy but it's what I get for shooting it so short at 20 minutes. Sadly the wind was picking up and guiding was not the best so lost a lot of frames out of what I took. Still, when shooting in Bortles 2 it's a little more forgiving  Normally I don't shoot star clusters as I am more of a Nebula guy however this was done for a new acquaintance Mark. And honestly, I think I will continue showing off stars clusters. Thanks, Mark for asking for the image and getting me out of my box!

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M44  Beehive Cluster, 



    
        

            Joey Troy