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Melotte 15 HOO
Melotte 15, is a small cluster of stars 7500 light years away in the heart of the Heart Nebula a few of which are 50 times the size of our sun. Their energetic light and wind sculpts the dust pillars into the enigmatic shapes we see today.
Acquisition:61x 240s Ha, 50x 240s (OIII). Calibrated with Darks, Flats and Dark Flats. Total integration 7.4h.
Location:08-10-2022 & 03-11-2022, St Helens, UK Bortle 7, full to 78% moon.
Equipment:Skywatcher 200P, EQ6-R Pro. Altair H183Mpro. ZWO EFWmini, EAF. Baader MPCCMkIII coma corrector, 6.5nm NB filters.
Guiding:Skywatcher Evoguide 50ED and Altair GPCAMAR0130M.
Software:NINA, PHD2, EQMOD.
Processing:DeepSkyStacker, Siril, Affinity Photo with StarXTerminator, Topaz DeNoiseAI and HLVG plug-ins.
Melotte 15 HOO
Melotte 15, is a small cluster of stars 7500 light years away in the heart of the Heart Nebula a few of which are 50 times the size of our sun. Their energetic light and wind sculpts the dust pillars into the enigmatic shapes we see today.
Acquisition:61x 240s Ha, 50x 240s (OIII). Calibrated with Darks, Flats and Dark Flats. Total integration 7.4h.
Location:08-10-2022 & 03-11-2022, St Helens, UK Bortle 7, full to 78% moon.
Equipment:Skywatcher 200P, EQ6-R Pro. Altair H183Mpro. ZWO EFWmini, EAF. Baader MPCCMkIII coma corrector, 6.5nm NB filters.
Guiding:Skywatcher Evoguide 50ED and Altair GPCAMAR0130M.
Software:NINA, PHD2, EQMOD.
Processing:DeepSkyStacker, Siril, Affinity Photo with StarXTerminator, Topaz DeNoiseAI and HLVG plug-ins.