The Star Cluster NGC2516
| Image | NGC2516 20080102 |
| Telescope |
William Optics
110mm f/5.95 APO Refractor telescope, Observatory mounted Losmandy Gemini G-11 equatorial mount. |
| Guiding | Autoguided with SBIG 402 on 4.5-inch f/9 guidescope using CCDOps. |
| Camera |
Canon EOS 300D Digital - Hα enabled (modified). |
| Exposures | 10 x 3-minute exposures @ ISO 400. |
| Total Exposure time | 30-minutes. |
| Filter/equipment |
WO APO 0.8x Field
Flattener/Reducer III. Baader 2" IR Cut Filter. |
| Processing |
Darks, bias and flat-fielded with ImagesPlus, post processing in Photoshop and Noiseware. |
| Exposure Date | 2008 Jan 2. |
| Notes | A lot of dark noise with warm nights ~20°C. Haze. and dew present. bright skies. |
(C) Copyright 2007 Paul Mayo.
paulm@skylab.com.au