Observation by Dean Ashton: NGC281 - My first two frame mosaic

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Dean Ashton

Observer

Dean Ashton

Observed

2017 Sep 17 - 21:40

Uploaded

2018 Mar 21 - 22:31

Objects

The Pacman Nebula (NGC281)

Equipment

Celestron 235mm EdgeHD SCT
Celestron CGEM Mount
Celestron Nightscape 10100 CCD
LoadstarX2 Guide Camera with off axis guiding

Exposure

30x300s at f/10

Location

St Austell, Cornwall UKll

Target name

NGC281

Title

NGC281 - My first two frame mosaic

About this image

The star cluster NGC 281 is located about 9,200 light years from Earth and, remarkably, almost 1,000 light years above the plane of the Galaxy, giving astronomers a nearly unfettered view of the star formation within it.

This image is composed of two frames each of 15x300s with a 20% frame overlap. The two frames were calibrated and integrated in PixInsight and them stitched to create a single image with PixInsight.

This was my first attempt to increase the image field of view by creating a two-frame mosaic.

Files associated with this observation

Nebula_NGC281.jpg (1.6 MB)

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