Pincushion/Football/Black Arrow/Wishing Well Cluster - NGC3532 - April 2025

Object name: Pincushion Cluster/Football Cluster/Black Arrow Cluster/Wishing Well Cluster - RGB+SHO

Constellation: Carina

Object ID: NGC3532, NGC3503, NGC3572, NGC3590, NGC3576, NGC3579

Coordinates: RA: 11h08m10.081s, DEC: -59°35’52.128”

Apparent FOV/Radius: 3.07° x 2.05° (184.2 x 123.0 arc-min)/1.847°

FOV Angle: Up is 316.7° E of N

Object Apparent Dimensions: 03°04’12” x 02°03’00” (184.2 x 123.0 arc-min)

Exposure Date: 4, 6, 8, 9, 18, 19, 23 April 2025

Sky Bortle Class: 5

Distaance: ~8,500 LY

Magnitude: 1.0

Exposures: Hα:111x90s, OIII:100x120s, SII:78x180s, R:210x60s, G:265x60s, B:180x60s @ HCG2CMS:62/OFS:25 (20h55m30s)

Telescope: Celestron C8 HyperStar V4

Actual Focal length: 389.73mm (f1.9)

Camera: QHY268M -5°C BIN1x1

Resolution: 1.99”/px

Guiding: ToupTek G3M220M on BOSMA refractor guide scope and GPUSB.

Mount: CGEM-HT

Capture & Guide Software: Astrophotography Tool 4.60, PHD2.6.13dev7 Guiding

Processing Software: Siril 1.2.6, DeepSkyStacker 5.1.10, Photoshop CS4, GraXpert 3.1.0rc2, Starnet V2, Cosmic Clarity Suite 6.5AI3.5.

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