M36 - NGC1960
Photo description / processing
The open star cluster M36, also known as the Pinwheel. It closely resembles the Pleiades but is located about ten times farther from Earth, which is why it appears less spectacular.
Taken from a balcony in Kharkiv, within a red zone of light pollution.
Technical information
- Telescope/Lens
- Sky-Watcher 130PDS
- Camera
- Canon EOS 550D
- Mount
- Sky-Watcher EQ5
- Guide Scope
- No guide
- Accessories
- Sky-Watcher Coma Corrector 2-inch
- Software
- DeepSkyStacker, FitStacker, PhotoShop
- Location
- Kharkiv, Ukraine
Light pollution
Red, Bortle 7 zone
Exposure
- 165 × 15″ · ISO/Gain: 3200
Total exposure: 41 m









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