Observation by Alun Halsey: Messier 1 the Crab Nebula

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Alun Halsey

Observer

Alun Halsey

Observed

2023 Nov 10 - 23:23

Uploaded

2023 Nov 12 - 14:09

Objects

The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules (M13)

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Constellation

Taurus

Field centre

RA: 05^h34^m
Dec: +22°00'
Position angle: -92°22'

Field size

0°17' × 0°10'

Equipment

C9.25 SCT with Meade 3.3 reducer
ZWO ASI462MC colour planetary camera
Altair 2" Triband filter
Mesu-200 Mk1

Exposure

60 seconds x 63 subframes

Location

Reading Berkshire UK

Target name

Messier 1

Title

Messier 1 the Crab Nebula

About this image

Just to see what could be achieved using a uncooled 462MC colour planetary camera on a deep sky target. Used Sharpcap to live stack and calibrate with dark frame subtraction on the fly,this is the actual stacked image from SC processed in Photoshop.

Files associated with this observation

M1 63x60sec.jpg (66.0 kB)

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