NGC 5466

Not as much integration as I would like due to clouds, but I have never imaged this before so decided to make the best.

 

Initial impressions are more of a tight open cluster. The globular aspects only come out after processing.

 

Equipment

 

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses

Meade Starfinder 8 f/6 Newtonian OTA

Imaging Cameras

QHYCCD QHY163M

Mounts

Losmandy GM8 / GM8G

Filters

Baader Neodymium Moon & Skyglow 2" · Meade Blue 2" · Meade Green 2" · Meade Red 2"

Accessories

Baader 2" MPCC Mark III Newton Coma Corrector (2458400A)

Software

Adobe Photoshop · Aries Productions Astro Pixel Processor (APP) · Open PHD Guiding Project PHD2 · Stefan Berg Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy (N.I.N.A. / NINA)

 

 

Acquisition details

 

Dates:

April 12, 2023

Frames:

Baader Neodymium Moon & Skyglow 2": 35×120″(1h 10′)

Meade Blue 2": 10×120″(20′)

Meade Green 2": 10×120″(20′)

Meade Red 2": 10×120″(20′)

Integration:

2h 10′

Avg. Moon age:

21.21 days

Avg. Moon phase:

59.95%

 

Basic astrometry details

 

Astrometry.net job: 7529844

 

RA center: 14h05m25s.4

 

DEC center: +28°32′13″

 

Pixel scale: 0.639 arcsec/pixel

 

Orientation: 285.691 degrees

 

Field radius: 0.510 degrees

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Resolution: 3418x4627

 

File size: 11.2 MB

 

Data source: Backyard

Done