
A wonderful example of open star cluster associated with irregularly-shaped reflection nebula.
Dominant blue colour in the "iris" surrounded by crazy dark clouds of space dust, it lies about 1300 light-years away from us.
Image Details
📷 Exposure (L, R, G, B)
L, bin 1, 80 x 120s, 35x 60s
R, bin 1, 100 x 120s
G, bin 1, 100 x 120s
B, bin 1, 100 x 120s
🔭 Equipment
Mount: RainbowAstro RST-150H
Telescope: Refractor TS86SDQ
Camera: QSI 6120 (Sony ICX834 sensor)
Guidescope: 130mm mini guide scope
Guiding camera: StarShoot AutoGuider
💻 Software:
(Windows 10) Sequence Generator Pro, PHD2, ASCOM drivers
(Mac OSX) PixInsight
📍Location
Bright suburban light pollution, Class 6 of darkness in Bortle scale.
L, bin 1, 80 x 120s, 35x 60s
R, bin 1, 100 x 120s
G, bin 1, 100 x 120s
B, bin 1, 100 x 120s
🔭 Equipment
Mount: RainbowAstro RST-150H
Telescope: Refractor TS86SDQ
Camera: QSI 6120 (Sony ICX834 sensor)
Guidescope: 130mm mini guide scope
Guiding camera: StarShoot AutoGuider
💻 Software:
(Windows 10) Sequence Generator Pro, PHD2, ASCOM drivers
(Mac OSX) PixInsight
📍Location
Bright suburban light pollution, Class 6 of darkness in Bortle scale.
