Capturing M35
Digital Astrophotography by Andy Weeks

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M35 in Gemini

 

Picture Data

  • Camera: Canon XTi
  • Lens: Meade LX200 telescope at ~ 2000mm; ISO 800
  • F/ratio: f/10
  • Exposure: 4 Minutes; composite of 16 - 15 second exposures stacked with Deep Sky Stack, processed Levels and Curves in Photoshop 7.
  • Filter: None
  • Date: March 18, 2007
  • Location: Batavia, Illinois - USA
  • Temp: 35o F
  • Dew: 3
  • Transparency: 5
  • Seeing: 5
  • Notes: First attempt with LX200. Focus was slightly off. I took the images in RAW mode yet forgot to turn off noise reduction in the camera.