| M26 was
discovered by Charles Messier in 1764. It is 5,000 light years away
and spans approximately 22 light years. It is a fairly sparse cluster,
containing approximately 100 stars. None are brighter than a magnitude
of 11.9 |
| Telescope: |
Orion 10
in. f/4.7 Newtonian; Baader coma corrector |
| Camera: |
Modified Canon T4i (650D);
ISO 800; Raw capture |
| Mount: |
Losmandy G11 |
| Guiding: |
SSAG on 50mm Lumicon
finder scope |
| Exposures: |
10 @ 3minutes |
| Processing: |
Images
were focused using Live View. They were converted to tiff files in
Canon Digital Photo Professional before being aligned and combined
in ImagesPlus. The composite was slightly cropped and adjusted in
Photoshop. Noise was reduced using Topaz DeNoise. |
| Note: |
Taken from my backyard
observatory in southeastern Minnesota on 8/11/12. Temp: 50F |
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