Champaign-Urbana Astronomical Society
Quote from David Berns on April 2, 2025, 3:43 pmThis LRGB image of the open clusters M46 and M47 was captured on April 2,2025 using a remote telescope. It consists of three, Five-minute exposures in each of the Red, Green, Blue, and Luminance channels.
The Image was processed in Siril 1.2.6, Graxpert 3.0.2, and Photoshop 2025.
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The equipment used is as follows:
Telescope Specification
Takahashi FSQ-106ED
Aperture: 106 mm
Focal Length: 382 mm
F-ratio: 3.6 (with 0.73x focal reducer)
Mount: Paramount MX+
CMOS Camera Specification
Model: QHY 600M Pro
Pixel Size: 3.76s μm
Pixel Array: 9576 x 6382 pixels
Native Pixel Resolution: 1.46 arcsec/pixel
Cooling: -10 degrees in summer, -15 degrees in winter
Field of View: 233 x 155 arcmin
Filters: Astrodon Luminance, Red, Green, Blue, Halpha, SII, OIII
This LRGB image of the open clusters M46 and M47 was captured on April 2,2025 using a remote telescope. It consists of three, Five-minute exposures in each of the Red, Green, Blue, and Luminance channels.
The Image was processed in Siril 1.2.6, Graxpert 3.0.2, and Photoshop 2025.
My Astrobin: https://app.astrobin.com/u/dfberns#gallery
My Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/448595136986311
My under Construction Website: https://ancientphotonsobservatory.com/
The equipment used is as follows:
Telescope Specification
Takahashi FSQ-106ED
Aperture: 106 mm
Focal Length: 382 mm
F-ratio: 3.6 (with 0.73x focal reducer)
Mount: Paramount MX+
CMOS Camera Specification
Model: QHY 600M Pro
Pixel Size: 3.76s μm
Pixel Array: 9576 x 6382 pixels
Native Pixel Resolution: 1.46 arcsec/pixel
Cooling: -10 degrees in summer, -15 degrees in winter
Field of View: 233 x 155 arcmin
Filters: Astrodon Luminance, Red, Green, Blue, Halpha, SII, OIII
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