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NGC 1545 in Perseus

 

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Scope: FSQ-106N 106 mm refractor at f/5, Location: Laguna Mountains, CA   19 October 2012  Camera: Artemis285

Exposure: 12 x 4 min  (1x1 bin) exposure with UV/IR block, 8 x 2 min (2x2 bin) RGB exposures.

Processing: Data Collection -  Artemis Capture (as FITs).  Calibrated, stacked (Sigma Combine), Central Gradient removal, LRGB channel registration, equalization - Astroart.  Curves, Levels, LRGB combine and finishing  - Photoshop. This image is a straightforward LRGB combine with Luminance layering.     Final Image size is approximately 1600 x 1195.

North is up in this image. NGC 1545 is an open cluster in the constellation of Perseus. Horizontal FOV is 55'

Image center is approximately - Equatorial 2000: RA: 04h 20m 54s Dec: +50°15'00" 

 

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