M50 in Monoceros 22nd March 2020 @ 21:05 UT
A bright star cluster with a bright red star to the south of the cluster in this image.
Image: 15 seconds x 32 frames (480 seconds total), gain 6584, bin 2x2, Raw 14, black level 99, camera temperature 10 deg C, 1 dark. Stacked in SharpCap Pro 3.2.6248.0. The image was stacked and adjusted in SharpCap. The image was scaled down and cropped in GIMP.
Equipment: Celestron CPC-800 at F5.9, Alt-Az mount, Altair Astro Hypercam 294C Pro Cooled (fan), Celestron Focuser, CPWI controlled remotely via Microsoft RDP and ASCOM.
Astrometry: M50 3,100 light years distance, magnitude 5.9
Charles Messier discovered M47 in 1772.
Comments