Double Cluster – 2016

NGC869, NGC884 - 2016, Double Cluster
NGC869, NGC884 (Double Cluster) – 2016

2016-01-04 17:30-19:00
High clouds followed by low clouds, no wind, -5 degrees C

Exposures:
9x300s LIGHT

2016-02-03 19:00-03:30
Clear, no wind, no moon, moist, -2 degrees C

Exposures:
8x480s LIGHT
120x480s DARK
200 BIAS

Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: BackyardEOS, PixInsight, Photoshop

M81, M82 – 2016

M81, M82 - 2016
M81, M82 – 2016

2014-04-27 23:00-03:30
High clouds, no moon, no wind, 10 degrees C

M81+M82
Exposures:
28x480s LIGHT

2016-02-03 19:00-03:30
Clear, no wind, no moon, moist, -2 degrees C

M81+M82
Exposures:
24x480s LIGHT

2016-02-12 20:30-01:30
Clear followed by cloudy weather, no wind, setting moon, -6 degrees C

M81+M82
Exposures:
8x480s LIGHT

2016-02-28 19:30-23:00
Clear followed by fog, no wind, no moon, -3 degrees C

M81+M82
Exposures:
26x480s LIGHT

Total:
86x480s LIGHT
448x480s DARKS
200 BIAS

Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: BackyardEOS, PixInsight, Photoshop

M46, M47

M46, M47
M46, M47

2016-02-29 19:30-22:30
Clear, no wind, no moon, -4 degrees C

M46+M47
Exposures:
30x240s LIGHT
116x480s DARKS
200 BIAS

Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: BackyardEOS, PixInsight, Photoshop