Open cluster M26

Posted: Jun 11th, 2020

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Telescope/Lens: Sky-Watcher 130/650 PDS

Camera: Canon 550 D

Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ5

Guide Scope: No guide

Software: DeepSkyStacker, FitStacker, PhotoShop

Accessories: Sky-Watcher F5 Coma Corrector 2"

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173 x 25" ISO/Gain: 6400

Red, Bortle 7 zone:

Kharkiv, Ukraine

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The open cluster M26 in the constellation Scutum is located approximately 3.5 degrees southwest of the well-known Wild Duck Cluster (M11). Of course, M26 is less spectacular than M11, which is why it is photographed relatively infrequently.
Balcony in Kharkiv, red zone light pollution.

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