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Astrophoto: Messier 3 – 05/23

Messier 3 – One of the bright globular clusters in spring. Here a one-hour-integration with my VISAC astrograph.

I shot this object before I did shot another nebula. This time 1 hours had to be enough.

High resolution on Flickr:

Messier 3

Technical overview

TelescopeVixen VISAC VC200L
Focal Length1800mm
Aperture ratio9
Erecting Lense
Filter
MountSkywatcher HEQ-5
Goto-ControlEKOS
Mount ControlINDI
Guiding Scope Focal LengthOAG
Guiding CameraQHY 5-III-462C
Guiding SoftwareEKOS, INDI
Dithering3 pixel
CameraCANON EOS M100(a)
Methodfocal projection
Camera angle0
Camera ControlEKOS, INDI, Gphoto2
Motor-FocusPegasusAstro FC2U
Photography Date05/24/2023
Exposure-Time Lights60x60s
Correction framesFLATS, BIASES
SensitivityISO 1600
Post Processing Date05/26/2023
Stacking, IntegrationPixInsight
Post Processing SoftwarePixInsight
Image EditingAffinity Photo
Capture PlaceKoblenz, Germany
LightpollutionBortle 5
Scattered lightStrong

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