Double Cluster, Caldwell 14
Photo description / processing
Double Cluster in Perseus NGC 869 and NGC 884
(Double Cluster, Caldwell 14)
Equipment and software:
Camera Canon EOS 200 Da.
Telescope Synta SkyWatcher 150/750, F/5
Mount HEQ-5 Pro
Bahtinov mask
Astrophotography Tool, EQ-Mode, ASCOM, Cartes Du Ciel
Session 1 from 12-13.09.2024 Kremenkul area
Red light pollution zone. Bortle class 7
98 Light frames at 10 seconds + 10 Dark frames + 10 Bias frames
ISO 3200
Session 2 from 22.11.2024 Kremenkul area
Red light pollution zone. Bortle class 7
266 Light frames at 15 seconds + 40 Dark frames + 40 Bias frames
ISO 1600
Total integrated exposure Σ=1h22'50"
Processing: DeepSkyStacker, FitsWork, FITStacker, Lightroom, StraNet2GUI, Photoshop, Topaz Denoise AI
Technical information
- Telescope/Lens
- Sky-Watcher 150/750
- Camera
- Canon EOS 200D (astro-modified)
- Mount
- Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro
- Accessories
- Bahtinov Mask
- Software
- Astro Photography Tool, DeepSkyStacker, Fitswork, FitStacker, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, StraNet2GUI, Adobe Photoshop, Topaz DeNoise AI
- Location
- Chelyabinsk, Russia
Light pollution
Red, Bortle 7 zone
- Date taken
Exposure
- 98 × 10″ · ISO/Gain: 3200 ·
- 266 × 15″ · ISO/Gain: 1600 ·
Total exposure: 1 h 23 m









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