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Posted: May 21st, 2026

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Technical Info

Telescope/Lens: Askar 65 PHQ

Camera: ASI 294MC

Mount: EQ6

Guide Scope: PHD2

Guide Camera: ASI 120MM

Software: DSS

Exposure:

91 x 30" ISO/Gain: 360 - UV/IR + SV240

61 x 80" ISO/Gain: 360 - UV/IR + SV240

Red, Bortle 7 zone:

Omsk, Russia

Jan 13th, 2026

2 h 7 m

Resolution: 4010x2691 px

Scale: 49539 KB

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This was also one of my first sessions — I hadn't fully tested either the camera or the telescope. I ruined the short-exposure stack, so I couldn't save the core — it got overexposed.

Technical Info

RA: 5h 35.3m

Dec: +5° 23'

Distance: 1344 light-year

Magnitude (V): 4

NGC 1976 info on 13 Jan 2026

16:45Rises over 15° - 18:30

05:45Sets bellow 15° - 04:00

40°Max Altitude - 23:15

19:19 - 03:45 Available - 8.43 hours

Moon Info

04:49

12:19

23%

Sun Info

09:25

17:06

Astronight: 19:19 - 07:12

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