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M38 and NGC 1907

Not really great conditions..near full moon, passing clouds, but I couldn't let the first clear-ish night in 6 weeks go by.

Plus it was the first time to try out my new GoTo system... which worked pretty well.

 

Imaging telescopes or lenses: Astro Tech AT66ED

 

Imaging cameras: QHYCCD 163C

 

Mounts: Celestron CG-4 MotorDrive

 

Guiding telescopes or lenses: MEADE 50mm Finder Guidescope

 

Guiding cameras: ZWO ASI120MM

 

Focal reducers: Astro Tech 0.8x Reducer/Flattener

 

Software: NINA Nighttime Imaging ‘N’ Astronomy · Open Guiding PHD2 Guiding · Astro Pixel Processor · Adobe Photoshop CS4 Photoshop CS4

 

Filters: Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter

 

Accessory: Rigel Systems Focuser

 

Dates:Nov. 28, 2020

 

Frames: 280x30"

 

Integration: 2.3 hours

 

Avg. Moon age: 13.04 days

 

Avg. Moon phase: 96.68%

Basic astrometry details

 

Astrometry.net job: 4048126

 

RA center: 5h 28' 50"

 

DEC center: +35° 40' 19"

 

Pixel scale: 4.816 arcsec/pixel

 

Orientation: 189.964 degrees

 

Field radius: 2.092 degrees

 

Resolution: 2312x2106

 

Data source: Backyard

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Uploaded on November 30, 2020