NGC 869/NGC 884 The Colorful Double Open Star Cluster in Perseus
NGC 869 and NGC 884 Double Cluster in Perseus, taken from a Bortle 4 site in Landers, CA, USA on a New Moon night. I've always liked the colors surrounding these star clusters. And the stark contrast of these shining points of light against the dark sky shows a bit of the reason why we enjoy looking up at the night sky.
Technical Information for This Image
Telescope: Explore Scientific ED102 FL 714mm F7. Guiding was with Orion 50mm Guide Scope FL 242mm with a ZWO ASI290MC for the guide camera. Mount: Celestron Advanced VX. Main imaging camera: Canon T7i DSLR at Prime Focus. Exposures:70 x 45s with ISO 800. Used 10 darks, and no flats or bias frames. Acquisition was through Astrophotography Tool (APT) software. Processing was through Pixinsight software with finishing touches in Adobe Photoshop. Polar Alignment was done through SharpCap Pro software.
NGC 869/NGC 884 The Colorful Double Open Star Cluster in Perseus
NGC 869 and NGC 884 Double Cluster in Perseus, taken from a Bortle 4 site in Landers, CA, USA on a New Moon night. I've always liked the colors surrounding these star clusters. And the stark contrast of these shining points of light against the dark sky shows a bit of the reason why we enjoy looking up at the night sky.
Technical Information for This Image
Telescope: Explore Scientific ED102 FL 714mm F7. Guiding was with Orion 50mm Guide Scope FL 242mm with a ZWO ASI290MC for the guide camera. Mount: Celestron Advanced VX. Main imaging camera: Canon T7i DSLR at Prime Focus. Exposures:70 x 45s with ISO 800. Used 10 darks, and no flats or bias frames. Acquisition was through Astrophotography Tool (APT) software. Processing was through Pixinsight software with finishing touches in Adobe Photoshop. Polar Alignment was done through SharpCap Pro software.