An uneventful session under a nearly full moon. So the focus here isn’t on an artistically valuable photo, but on adding another object to my Caldwell catalog.
High-resolution on Astrobin:
The annotated image:
Session Details:
| Telescope | Baader Apo 95 Travel Companion |
| Focal Length | 590mm |
| Erecting Lense | Baader M68 Field Flattener |
| Camera | Canon EOS R(a) |
| Filter | Baader UHC-L Booster (CMOS Optimized) 50.4mm |
| Mount | Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro, Belt and Hypertuned |
| Guiding Equipment | William Optics Uniguide 50 |
| Guiding Camera | ToupTek GPM462M |
| Photography Date | 3/2/2026 |
| Exposure-Time Lights | 31x300s |
| Correction frames | FLATS, DARKS |
| Sensitivity | ISO 1600 |
| Processing Date | 03/11/2026 |
| Software Stack | Stellarmate OS, PixInsight, Affinity Photo |
| Capture Place | Koblenz, Germany |