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M56 & M57 in a single Frame

M56 M57 Messier Objects Planetary Nebula Globular Cluster
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Craig Bobchin avatar
Craig Bobchin avatar
I finally had a clear albeit windy night. I decided to shoot with my Whitecat 51 to minimize the chance for wind intereference. It was tough to figure out a good target, but I thought including both M56 and M57 in the same F.O.V. would be interesting. M57 is a lot smaller than I anticipated but it's there. M56 shows up better. and yes I know I have to clean my sensor....

Pentax K-1 and William Optics Whitecat 51
Losmandy G-11
Guided by Lacerta MGEN III
ISO 800
47x60s

Here's the Astrobin link: M56 & M57

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B0bby White avatar
B0bby White avatar
Paraphrasing well-known about sales: "Flats solves all problems" )))  
F.O.V. is pretty good and flat. Hope you get a lot of fun with that combination.  
CS
Craig Bobchin avatar
Craig Bobchin avatar
B0bby White:
Paraphrasing well-known about sales: "Flats solves all problems" )))  
F.O.V. is pretty good and flat. Hope you get a lot of fun with that combination.  
CS

I did use flats, darks and Bias frames for calibration yet still the dust spots remain.