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Caldwell 36

Astrophotography DSO Imaging Reflector

Caldwell 36

Target: NGC4559
Dates: 2024-1-5
Locations: Slooh Observatory, Chile (Bortle 4)

CHILE 1
Mount: Software Bisque Paramount ME (Mk4000)
Camera: Diffraction Limited SBIG STL-11000M
OTA: EdgeHD 1400 Schmidt-Cassegrain Catadioptric (SCT)
Focal/Aperture: 3910 mm @ f/11
Filters: SBIG (LRGB)

CHILE 2
Mount: Software Bisque Paramount MEII GEM ,
Camera: FLI Proline PL16803 Monochrome CCD Camera
OTA: PlaneWave Instruments CDK17
Focal/Aperture: 2938 mm @ f/6.8
Filters: Astrodon Tru-Balance Generation II E-Series Filters (LRGB)

Lights: [L]2x50s + [R]1x20s+1x25s + [G]1x20s+1x25s + [B]1x20s+1x25s (total exposure: 4min)
Calibration frames: 8xbiases, 36xdarks, 2xflats/filter
Binning: 3x3; Temp: -20C

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