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Date/Location Wide field: January 15, 2023 Gray, Louisiana. Narrow field: January 13, 2024 Bryan, Texas
Camera and Settings Wide field: SBIG STF-8300C CCD Camera -10°C. Narrow field: SBIG ST-4000XCM -20°C
Telescope Wide field: Askar FRA400 72mm f/5.95. Narrow field: William Optics 132mm f/7 Apo with a 1x field flattener
Mount Celestron CGEM II
Exposure Wide field: 90 minutes (9 x 10min) with Optolong L-Enhance filter. Narrow field: 60 minutes (6 x 10 min) through an Orion Skyglow Filter (H-alpha, beta and O-III)
Processing CCDOpts, ImagesPlus 6.5, Photoshop CS6
Other Mag. 6.4 open cluster with 100 stars in constellation Auriga.
M38
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