Observation by Alun Halsey: Messier 11 wide field

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Alun Halsey

Observer

Alun Halsey

Observed

2022 Jul 09 - 00:31

Uploaded

2022 Jul 09 - 11:17

Objects

The Wild Duck Cluster (M11)

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Constellation

Scutum

Field centre

RA: 18^h51^m
Dec: -06°31'
Position angle: +3°45'

Field size

8° × 4°

Equipment

Canon 1000D (modified)
Canon 135mm f/2 prime lens (stopped down to f/2.8)
Astronomik CLS clip in filter
Omegon Minitrack LX Quattro
Wireless intervalometer

Exposure

Fifty eight 40 seconds subs at ISO 800

Location

Reading Berkshire UK

Target name

Messier 11

Title

Messier 11 wide field

About this image

Fifty eight subs of 40 seconds each stacked in Deepskystacker and processed in Photoshop CS2,no dark nor flat frame subtraction.

Files associated with this observation

M11-widefield-58x40sec.jpg (696.6 kB)

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