r/telescopes • u/UsedJudge4575 Explorer 130PDS; 200mm F/8 DIY Dob, Mak105 • 12h ago

Astronomical Image Ptolomy Cluster

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Captured with StellaVita in Bortle 7.
3 hours of integration
Filter: UV/IR cut
Camera: Uranus C Pro from Player One
Mount: Ioptron CEM 26
Telescope: SW Explorer 130PDS
Processed using Siril, RC astro and SnapSeed

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u/ChaoticPyro07 Stellarvue SVX102T, AD12, Apertura 75q, Edge 8 7h ago

One of my favorite objects to view visually under dark skies with my 12 inch dob.

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u/UsedJudge4575 Explorer 130PDS; 200mm F/8 DIY Dob, Mak105 4h ago

I’ve never seen it in a sub bortle-7 unfortunately:/.
Next time I’m under really dark skies I’ll certainly look into it!