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M48

Max_astro
1631593
Category:Deep Sky
Published:
2005
M48NGC 2548
Resolution:
6016x4016 px
File size:
15888 KB

Photo description / processing

Open star cluster M48. Captured on March 28 while testing the ZWO ASI AIR PLUS. Taken through a Sky-Watcher bkp2001 telescope on an HEQ-5 PRO mount with a SharpStar 0.95x coma corrector on a Nikon D5300. The total integration is modest. Stacked 53 frames at 10 seconds each, ISO 1250. Total integration ≈9 minutes. Separately, without the ASI AIR, I captured darks and biases. Using PIPP, I converted them to fits to stack with the lights, but DSS started complaining that the image sizes were different (even though they were the same) and so on. Therefore, only the lights were used in the stack, without calibration frames.

Technical information

Telescope/Lens
Sky-Watcher BKP2001
Camera
Nikon D5300
Mount
Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro
Accessories
Sharpstar 0.95x MPCC
Software
DeepSkyStacker, Fitswork4, Adobe Photoshop
Location
Уссурийск, Россия

Light pollution

Orange, Bortle 6 zone

Date taken

Exposure

  • 53 × 10″ · ISO/Gain: 1250 ·

Total exposure: 9 m

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