Open cluster M44 (Beehive) - 07 March 2008
My second try. I tried new objective and the difference is big.
Total exposure time was over 2 hours. I detected a few asteroids and galaxies in the picture - about 15 magnitude. Click for high resolution.
| Optics: | Canon EF 300 F4 L USM |
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| Focal: | 300mm |
| Aperature: | 5.6 |
| Exposure: | 32x4 min |
| Date & time: | 07 March 2008 from 18:40 UTC |
| Location: | Central Europe, Slovakia, Cadca, village Zakopcie |
| Atmosphere: | clear sky |
| Pointation: | autopointation with Newton 170/1150 + Logitech Pro 4000 |
| Mount: | home made |
| Software: | Subraw + Registax + Photoshop |
| ISO/ASA: | 400 |
| Camera: | modified Canon 350D |