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I agreeImaging telescope or lens:SkyWatcher Esprit 120ED APO
Imaging camera:ZWO ASI094MC Pro
Mount:Software Bisque Paramount MX
Guiding telescope or lens:William Optics 50mm Guide Scope
Guiding camera:ZWO ASI290MM
Software:PixInsight
Resolution: 6400x4000
Dates:June 10, 2018
Frames: 34x300"
Integration: 2.8 hours
Avg. Moon age: 25.83 days
Avg. Moon phase: 14.74%
Astrometry.net job: 2991887
RA center: 12h 26' 13"
DEC center: -71° 56' 24"
Pixel scale: 1.170 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 91.006 degrees
Field radius: 1.226
Data source: Backyard
I love the name "Dark Doodad" ... for a dark nebula with no discernable everyday shape.
Repro of data captured June last year, as I await some rare clear nights. It could probably do with some Luminance subs to bring out more dust, but I'm happy for now just to have improved my processing workflow.
The golden globular cluster is NGC4372, and the large blue-white star is our neighbor Gamma Muscae, only 325 lightyears away and spinning on its axis every 2.7 days.
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