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NGC 6885 -- Open Cluster

Object

Type

Open Cluster

Constellation

Vulpecula

Distance

1,950 light years

Magnitude

5.7

Size

20 x 20 arc-min

Notes

Also known as Caldwell 37

Image

Date

2017-09-18, 2019-09-22, 2019-09-27

Place

Okie-Tex Star Party

Exposure Data

LRGB 75:120:120:120 mins @ -15 C

L 15x5, R 24x5, G 24x5, B 24x5 min

Notes

All filters binned 1x1, Additional pseudo Lum created from RGB

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi TOA-150

Focal Length

1100 mm @f/7.3

Mount

Paramount ME

Camera

SBIG STL-6303E

Focuser

RoboFocus

Filters

Internal CFW, Astrodon LRGB (Gen 2)

Software

TheSkyX, CCDSoft, CCDAutopilot5, CCDStack2+, PhotoShop CS6, eXcalibrator, PixInsight

Reprocessed on 07/20/2023