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Collinder 399 - Brocchi's Cluster (The Coathanger) in Vulpecula

Aberkenfig, South Wales

Lat 51.542 N Long 3.593 W

 

A six pane mosaic captured on 2023-08-24 & 2023-09-04

 

The star cluster NGC 6802 is also just visible near the lower left edge of the image.

 

Skywatcher 254mm Newtonian Reflector, Nikon D780 at prime focus with Skywatcher coma corrector. EQ6 Syntrek Mount.

 

Pane 1 - 25 x 25s ISO 2000

Pane 2 - 26 x 25s ISO 2000

Pane 3 - 30 x 25s ISO 2000

Pane 4 - 25 x 25s ISO 2000

Pane 5 - 34 x 25s ISO 2000

Pane 6 - 25 x 25s ISO 2000

 

Also 18 dark & 18 flat frames.

 

Processed with Deep Sky Stacker, stitched with Image Composite Editor and levels adjusted with Lightroom & G.I.M.P.

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Uploaded on November 9, 2023
Taken on August 24, 2023