Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  Flaming Star Nebula  ·  IC 405  ·  IC 417  ·  M 36  ·  M 38  ·  NGC 1893  ·  NGC 1907  ·  NGC 1912  ·  NGC 1931  ·  NGC 1960  ·  The star 14Aur  ·  The star 16Aur  ·  The star 19Aur  ·  The star φAur
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Messier 38 & Messier 36 region in Auriga, QHY268C, 20210903, Geert Vandenbulcke
Messier 38 & Messier 36 region in Auriga, QHY268C, 20210903
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Messier 38 & Messier 36 region in Auriga, QHY268C, 20210903

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Messier 38 & Messier 36 region in Auriga, QHY268C, 20210903, Geert Vandenbulcke
Messier 38 & Messier 36 region in Auriga, QHY268C, 20210903
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Messier 38 & Messier 36 region in Auriga, QHY268C, 20210903

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Night 2-3 Sep 2021. Auriga, M38, M36, IC405, IC410, IC417.
Takahashi FS-60CB + reducer (60mm f/4.2), Optolong L-Pro, QHY268C.  Transparency fair (hazy). Bortle 5.
Determined that bloating stars are caused due to the L-Pro filter being between reducer and sensor.  Filter will be moved in front of reducer for next trial.
MaximDL, AstroPixelProcessor, Photoshop.  40x 180s exposures (= 2h), no darks, ,no flats, no bias.

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Messier 38 & Messier 36 region in Auriga, QHY268C, 20210903, Geert Vandenbulcke

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