An evening with an attempt to use the 590 mm APO once more before my VC200L will probably be in demand again afterwards.
High-resolution on Astrobin:
The annotated image:
Session details
| Telescope | Baader Apo 95 CaF2 – Travel Companion |
|---|---|
| Corrector | Baader M68 Field Flattener |
| Effective focal length | 590 mm |
| Camera | SkyEye62AM |
| Filters | Baader L CMOS Optimized 50.4mm |
| Mount | Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro Hypertuned |
| Guiding equipment | William Optics Uniguide 50 |
| Guiding camera | ToupTek GPM462M |
| Date of capture | 2026-03-08 |
| Exposure (lights) | L: 35 × 300 s |
| Also contains data from | Beehive Cluster – Messier 44, Mar'24 |
| Reused from it | 25 × 300 s |
| Total integration | 2 h 55 min |
| Total integration (incl. reused data) | 5 h |
| Calibration frames | FLATS, DARKS |
| Sensitivity | GAIN 100, Offset 125 |
| Capture setup | Stellarmate OS, Raspberry Pi 5, PowerBox Adv. |
| Processing date | 2026-03-09 |
| Software stack | PixInsight, Affinity Photo |
| Location | Koblenz |
| Focal ratio | f/6,2 |
| Image scale | 1,31 ″/px |
| Field of view | 208,9 × 139,3 ′ |
