The Double Cluster – Caldwell 14 Open Clusters NGC 869 & 884 Canon 6D, ISO 1600, 60 seconds Canon 70-200 f/2.8 @ f/2.8 Tracking on Atlas EQ-G Cherry Springs Dark Sky Park, PA
A widefield shot of the famous Double Cluster from Sept 17th 2014 at Cherry Springs State Park. The Double Cluster is in Perseus but is in close proximity to Cassiopeia.
Annotated Double Cluster
The Scutum Star Cloud taken under the dark skies of Cherry Springs State Park on 17-Sept-2014.
The Scutum Star Cloud
Canon 6D
Canon 70-200mm @ 200mm & f/2.8
60 Second Exposure
ISO 1600
Orion Atlas Mount
M20 – The Triffid
SVQ-100 Quadruplet Astrograph
Apogee Ascent A694 CCD
Baader LRGB Filters
Atlas EQ6 w/ EQMOD
11x10min Lum, 4x10min Red, 3x10min Green, 3x10min Blue
Total Expose 3.5 Hours
Greene County PA
Imaging M20 through the light pollution.
Imaged from my backyard outside Pittsburgh, PA.
Telescope: Tak FSQ-106ED
CCD: Apogee U16
Mount: AP900GTO3
Exposure Time: H-Alpha = 14x20min, O[III] = 9x20min, S[II] = 10x20min
Total Exposure Time = 11 Hours