M1 Crab Nebula  - Color 

Date: 12/24/2019

Description s an open cluster in the constellation Auriga. It is about 12,400 light years away. The star cluster is embedded in the HII region IC 410. [Ref: WikiPedia]

Sky Conditions: Thin high clouds  most of the night with 50% moon shine ,  FWHM: 2.8 arc sec/pixel

Imaging: Exposure: 250 min Color de-bayered (40 x 300 sec) at 1x1 bin using Narrowband LPF

Guiding: Guiding at 5sec rate using 60mm guide scope

Equipment:

ZWO ASI 183 Color Pro -10 deg C

8” RASA at F2

Paramount ME Mount

SW:

SkyX, PixIsight -  calibration with darks, bias and color correction

Observatory site : Northern VA

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