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NGC 2194 -- Open Cluster

Object

Type

Open Cluster

Constellation

Orion

Distance

12,300 light years

Magnitude

8.5

Size

9 arc-min

Image

Date

2007-03-05

Place

Bixhoma Observatory (H33)

Exposure Data

Lum 10 mins @ -20C

Lum 10x1 min

Notes

All filters binned 1x1

Equipment

Optics

Meade 12" RCX-400

Focal Length

1500 mm @f/5 (f/8 with 6.3 focal reducer)

Mount

Meade RCX-400

Camera

SBIG ST-7XME w/AO7

Focuser

JMI Focuser with RoboFocus

Filters

CFW-8, Astrodon LRGB

Software

TheSky6, FocusMax, CCDAutopilot4, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6

Reprocessed on 12/23/2022