Collinder 399 Brocchi's Cluster (The Coathanger) & Sagitta 2020-07-29
Aberkenfig, South Wales
Lat +51.542 Long -3.593
A wide field image showing Collinder 399, the constellation Sagitta and the Milky Way to the north of Altair.
The star cluster Messier 71 & the small bluish patch of Messier 27 (The Dumbell Nebula) are just about visible. This image also helps with the location of dark nebulae Barnard 142 & 143.
Olympus E410 Digital SLR piggy back mounted on Skywatcher 254mm Newtonian & EQ6 Syntrek driven mount.
Just 11 frames @ 50s (+ 10 dark frames)
ISO 800
f/4.0
f/l 40mm
Processed with Deep Sky Stacker. Final levels & annotations using G.I.M.P. Lines added using Paint 3D
Best viewed in expanded mode.
Collinder 399 Brocchi's Cluster (The Coathanger) & Sagitta 2020-07-29
Aberkenfig, South Wales
Lat +51.542 Long -3.593
A wide field image showing Collinder 399, the constellation Sagitta and the Milky Way to the north of Altair.
The star cluster Messier 71 & the small bluish patch of Messier 27 (The Dumbell Nebula) are just about visible. This image also helps with the location of dark nebulae Barnard 142 & 143.
Olympus E410 Digital SLR piggy back mounted on Skywatcher 254mm Newtonian & EQ6 Syntrek driven mount.
Just 11 frames @ 50s (+ 10 dark frames)
ISO 800
f/4.0
f/l 40mm
Processed with Deep Sky Stacker. Final levels & annotations using G.I.M.P. Lines added using Paint 3D
Best viewed in expanded mode.