William Maxwell- Astrophotography
NGC 136 and King 5 star clusters
A pair of small and faint open clusters. NGC 136 top left of center, King 5 bottom right (next to bright star).
Equipment
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Meade Starfinder 8 f/6 Newtonian OTA
Imaging Cameras
ZWO ASI1600MM
Mounts
Losmandy GM8 / GM8G
Filters
Baader Neodymium Moon & Skyglow 2" · Meade Blue 2" · Meade Green 2" · Meade Red 2"
Accessories
GSO 2" Photo-Visual Coma Corrector · OnStep Telescope Mount Goto Controller · Rigel Systems Stepper motor
Software
Adobe Photoshop · Aries Productions Astro Pixel Processor (APP) · Open PHD Guiding Project PHD2 · Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight · Stefan Berg Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy (N.I.N.A. / NINA)
Acquisition details
Frames:
Baader Neodymium Moon & Skyglow 2": 300×30″(2h 30′)
Meade Blue 2": 60×30″(30′)
Meade Green 2": 60×30″(30′)
Meade Red 2": 60×30″(30′)
Integration:
4h
Resolution: 4547x3373
File size: 7.8 MB
Data source: Backyard
NGC 136 and King 5 star clusters
A pair of small and faint open clusters. NGC 136 top left of center, King 5 bottom right (next to bright star).
Equipment
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Meade Starfinder 8 f/6 Newtonian OTA
Imaging Cameras
ZWO ASI1600MM
Mounts
Losmandy GM8 / GM8G
Filters
Baader Neodymium Moon & Skyglow 2" · Meade Blue 2" · Meade Green 2" · Meade Red 2"
Accessories
GSO 2" Photo-Visual Coma Corrector · OnStep Telescope Mount Goto Controller · Rigel Systems Stepper motor
Software
Adobe Photoshop · Aries Productions Astro Pixel Processor (APP) · Open PHD Guiding Project PHD2 · Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight · Stefan Berg Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy (N.I.N.A. / NINA)
Acquisition details
Frames:
Baader Neodymium Moon & Skyglow 2": 300×30″(2h 30′)
Meade Blue 2": 60×30″(30′)
Meade Green 2": 60×30″(30′)
Meade Red 2": 60×30″(30′)
Integration:
4h
Resolution: 4547x3373
File size: 7.8 MB
Data source: Backyard