Open Cluster Gallery

M44 - Beehive Cluster
Scope: AstroTech AT72ED II. Camera: Unmodified Canon T6 @ ISO1600. 20 exposures of 25 sec each. Total: 8.3 minutes @ ISO 1600. Process: Nebulosity.
May 2019
Photo by: Jim Bakic

M37
Scope: ES152mm Comet Hunter Mak-Newt, Camera: ZWO ASI 178MC-Cool. Process: SharpCap Pro 3.1, Adobe Photoshop CC.
Apr. 2019
Photo by: Jason Doyle

Waxing Crescent Moon
Scope: FScope - Stellarvue SVQ100 F5.8, ZWO ASI 1600 Pro MM. RGB: 15X60 sec. Total: 45 minutes. Full res/info at Astrobin.
Apr. 2019.
Processing: Jeff Kraehnke

M36
Scope: Celestron EdgeHD 14, Camera: SBIG STT-8300, RGB - R: 8X30", G: 8X30", B: 6X30". Total: 11 min. Process: SkyX, PixInsight, Adobe LightRoom. Full res/info at Astrobin.Mar. 2019
Photo by: Arun Hegde

M45 - The Pleiades
Scope: AT65EDQ F6.5. Camera: ZWO 1600MM cooled mono. 300X20 sec. each in LRGB. Total 2 hrs. Process: Pixinsight, Photoshop.
Feb. 2019
Photo by: Nolan Zadra

Orion Widefield
Camera: Canon 5D Mark IV, Lens: 85mm f/1.8 @ f/4; ISO 1600. Exp: 30x90s, 10x25s and 10x15s. Process: Fornax Lightrack II. Full res/info at Astrobin.
Jan. 2019
Photo by: Arun Hegde

Comet 46P/Wirtanen, M45, & California Nebula by Shubhendu Sadhukhan

Comet 46P/Wirtanen / M45 / California Nebula
Camera: Astro moded Canon T3i, Lens: Canon 70-200 F2.8ISLII @ 70mm F5.6. Exp: 26X3 min, ISO 1600. Process: Data acquisition using KStar-Ekos and Processed in PI & Photoshop. Dec. 2018
Photo by: Shubhendu Sadhukha

M44 - The Beehive Cluster by Gabe Shaunghnessy

M44 - The Beehive Cluster
Scope: Takahashi FSQ106-EDXIII, Camera: QHY16200A, RGB: 26x3min combined. Total: 1.3 hrs. Process: SGP, PHD2, APCC, Pixinsight. Full res/info at Astrobin.
Dec. 2018
Photo by: Gabe Shaughnessy

Comet 46P/Wirtanen & M45 by Tamas Kriska and Jeff Kraehnke

Comet 46P/Wirtanen and the Pleiades
Canon 60D w/ 200mm Canon L-series Lens, Piggyback on B-Scope. 25 x 30 sec images. Acq. with Backyard EOS. Process: PixInsight & Photoshop. Full res/info at Astrobin. Dec. 2018
Data by: Tamas Kriska Processing by: Jeff Kraehnke

Cygnus Satr Region
Scope: Canon 200mm F2.8 lens at F4. Camera: ZWO ASI1600MM Cool. Ha: 30x300 sec, OIII: 24x300 sec. Total: 4.5 hrs. Process: SGP, PHD 2.6, Pixinsight, Photoshop CC. Full info/res at Astrobin. Nov. 2018
Photo by: Paul Borchardt

NGC 7635 - Bubble Nebula / M52 by Jeff Kraehnke

NGC 7635 - The Bubble Nebula and M52
Scope: Stellarvue SVA130T, Camera: QSI690-wsg8. Ha-SII-OIII: 25x10 min. Total: 12.5 hrs. HSS Palette. Process: PHD2, PixInsight, Photoshop. Oct. 2018.
Photo by: Jeff Kraehnke

NGC 7635 - The Bubble Nebula and M52
Scope: Stellarvue SVA130T, Camera: QSI690-wsg8. Ha-SII-OIII: 25x10 min. Total: 12.5 hrs. SHO Palette. Process: PHD2, PixInsight, Photoshop. Oct. 2018.
Photo by: Jeff Kraehnke

M45
Camera: Canon 5D Mark IV, Lens: 400mm f/5.6 shot wide open. ISO 400. Exposures: 41 x 90 secs. 20 flats, 20 darks, 50 bias. Process: BYE, PixInsight.
Oct. 2018
Photo by: Arun Hegde

Lobster Claw and Bubble Nebula plus M52
Scope: FSQ106EDXIII, Camera: ZWO ASI1600MMCv1, RGB: 130x30s, Ha, OIII: 130x120s. Total: 11.9 hrs. Process: Pixinsight, Lightroom 4 and PS CS5. Full res/info at Astrobin. Sept. 2018
Photo by: Chad Andrist

Deneb Cygnus Region
Lens: Rokinon 85mm at f/4 (f/1.4 for Ha), Camera: Canon 60D modified, 27X5 min, Ha: 6x7 min. Process: Backyard EOS, Nebulocity, PS. Full res/info at Astrobin. Sept. 2018
Photo by: Tamas Kriska

Milky Way from Perseus to Cygnus by Paul Borchardt

Milky Way - Perseus to Cygnus
Camera: Canon T5i, modified, Lens: Rokinon 14mm F2.8 @ f/2.8. ISO 800. 26X3" frames. 1.3 hrs. Processing: BackyardEOS, PHD 2.6, Pixinsight, Photoshop CC. Full res at Astrobin. Sep. 2018
Photo by: Paul Borchardt

Comet 21p Giacobini-Zinner and M35 by Chad Andrist

Comet 21p Giacobini-Zinner and M35
Scope: Takahashi FSQ106EDXIII, Camera: ZWO ASI1600MMC, LRGB, 10x60s each, Tot: 6 min. Process: Pixinsight, Adobe Lightroom, and Photoshop CS5. Full res/info at Astrobin. Sept. 2018
Photo by: Chad Andrist

M11 Wide Field
Canon T3i 400 F5.6 L, 10-3 min exposures. Process: Nebulosity, Adobe Elements.

Sept. 2018
Photo by: Tom Schmidtkunz

M11 Wide Field
Canon T3i 24-105 L, @105mm, 9-2 min exposures. ISO 400. Process: Nebulosity, Adobe Elements.
Sept. 2018
Photo by: Tom Schmidtkunz

Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex by Shubhendu Sadhukhan

Double Cluster - NGC 869 & 884
Meade 6" f/5 reflector, Camera: Canon 60D Stock, Total: 72 min (72 subs, ISO 1600, 1min each). Process: PS, NC.
Sept. 2018
Photo by: Shubhendu Sadhukha

Milky Way and Mars over Door County by Chad Andrist

Milky Way with Mars Over Door County
Canon 60D, EFS 18-200mm F3.5-5.6, 14 images, 20 seconds each. Full Res and info at Astrobin.
Jul 2018
Photo by: Chad Andrist

M6
Scope: Stellarvue SVA130T f/5, Camera: QSI690 w/ Astrodon LRGB filters. LRGB: 5x1min each. Total exp: 20 min. Full res and info at Astrobin.
Jul. 2018
Photo by: Jeff Kraehnke

M8 / M20 / M21 Sagittarius Region
Widefield: Canon 5D Mark IV w/ 400mm f/5.6 at /6.3. 56 frames at 80 secs each. Process: RNC color stretch and Photoshop.
Jul. 2018
Photo by: Arun Hegde

M35
Scope: TPO 8" RCT @ f/5.68, Camera: ZWO ASI1600MMC CMOS, 0.9 hours, L 25x30s, RGB 28x30s each. Process: Pixinsight, Lightroom, Photoshop CS5.
Apr 2018
Photo by: Chad Andrist

Gemini Region incl. M35
Modified Canon 60D DSLR, Rokinon 85mm lens, Fornax LighTrack II tracking mount. 3x6 min subs. Processing: Nebulosity and Photoshop.
Apr 2018
Photo by: Tamas Kriska

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