Messier 34 – Open Cluster in Perseus

  • Description: - An open cluster in Perseus, visible to the naked eye under dark skies

  • A.K.A. - NGC 1039

  • Camera: SBIG STT-8300M -35C sensor temperature

  • Filter: Baader RGB

  • Scope: Astro-Physics 130EDT, 1085mm at f/8.35

  • Guiding: SBIG FW8G

  • Exposure: 7 each Red Green and Blue at 10 minutes per sub exposure

  • Location: RASC Calgary’s Wilson Coulee Observatory grounds under Bortle 5 skies (19.70 MPSAS)

  • Date: 2022-11-18

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  • Same camera, telescope and filters, but:

  • Exposure: 10 Red 9 Green and 9 Blue at 3 minutes per sub exposure

  • Location: Uptown Calgary AB Canada, under Bortle 8 sky

  • Date: 2022-08-28




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