Description: - AKA NGC 2168 is a large young open
cluster about 2750 light years away and 175M years old, with
older NGC 2158 SW of it and about 9000 light years further
away and about 9B years old.
Camera: SBIG STT-8300M -35C sensor temperature
Filter: Baader LRGB
Scope: Astro-Physics 130EDT, 1085mm at f/8.35
Guiding: SBIG FW8G
Exposure: 8 each Red Green and Blue at 300s per sub
exposure
Location: RASC Calgary’s WCO site under Bortle 6 skies
(19.55 MPSAS), -11C ambient temperature.
Exposure Date: 2023-03-19
Processed in PixInsight with SPCC colour correction,
NoiseXterminator, a little bit of BlurXterminator and then
finished in Photoshop
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