Observation by David Davies: M26

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David Davies

Observer

David Davies

Observed

2022 Jul 07 - 23:32

Uploaded

2022 Jul 11 - 10:44

Objects

M26

Equipment

10"-Ritchey Chretien telescope
QSI 683 camera
SW EQ8 mount
x.67 reducer

Exposure

6 x 120s RGB

Location

Cambridge, UK

Target name

M26

Title

M26

About this image

M26 is an ordinary, mag 8 open cluster spotted by Charles Messier in 1764. It doesn't feature often in a gallery of astro images but it provided me with an opportunity to capture the first image with my newly acquired RC10 truss telescope.

The image is a crop from the original.

Files associated with this observation

M26_crop.jpg (1.6 MB)

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