The Perseus Double Clusters

Another experiment in longer integrations (for me anyway) with data from 3 nights and two different scopes.

 

Imaging telescopes or lenses:Meade Starfinder 8 , Bresser 130/1000 newtonian

 

Imaging cameras:QHYCCD 163m , Canon T1i Full Spectrum

 

Mounts:Losmandy GM-8 , Celestron CG-4 MotorDrive

 

Guiding telescopes or lenses:MEADE 50mm Finder Guidescope

 

Guiding cameras:ZWO ASI120MM

 

Software:Open Guiding PHD2 Guiding , RegiStar , Astro Pixel Processor , Adobe Photoshop CS4 Photoshop CS4

 

Filters:Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter

 

Accessory:Baader MPCC coma corrector

 

Dates:July 17, 2020 , Sept. 10, 2020

 

Frames:

410x30" ISO800

50x5"

Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter: 240x30" 0C

Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter: 294x60" 0C

 

Integration: 10.4 hours

 

Darks: ~200

 

Bias: ~100

 

Avg. Moon age: 24.27 days

 

Avg. Moon phase: 30.18%

Basic astrometry details

 

Astrometry.net job: 3838871

 

RA center: 2h 20' 28"

 

DEC center: +57° 10' 58"

 

Pixel scale: 0.639 arcsec/pixel

 

Orientation: 163.338 degrees

 

Field radius: 0.630 degrees

 

Resolution: 5683x4261

 

Data source: Backyard

Done