M41 - Open Cluster in Canis Major

Imaged from Nova Scotia, Winter 2022

 

Data
Altitude at culmination 25°
Minimum Airmass Value (sec z) 2.4
Mean FWHM 4.3 arc-s
Taking Camera SBIG STL-11002XM Nova Scotia Winter, 2022, ~mag 6.4 - no moon @-20C
Imaging OTA AGO 14.5" iDK
Equivalent focal length and ratio 2465mm @ f/6.7
Mount Astro-Physics 1600GTO
Guiding PHD2/ONAG_XT/Lodestar X-2
RGB Total integration time 1.5hrs R6x5 min, G6x5 min, B6x5 min - Astrodon Gen 2 I series Filters. All Binned 1X1
Acquisition Main Sequence Software-Sequence Generator Pro
Calibration and Stacking Darks, Flats and Bias - Stacked and calibrated with PixInsight
Processed PixInsight, Affinity Photo v.1.6 and Bob Franke's CCDBand-Aid

 

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