NGC 1342 from my own „Sterntaucher“ observatory
My next project in 2019 was the open cluster NGC 1342 with the surrounding nebulae, located in the constellation Perseus.
![NGC 1342 finder chart](https://wonderfuluniverse.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/perseus_ngc1342.jpg)
Here is an overview of the used equipment and the exposure times:
Equipment | Telescope 1 | Telescope 2 |
Location and date | Krefeld, in October and November 2019 | Krefeld, in October and November 2019 |
Telescope/Lense | 10″ Newton ohne Namen | TSQ-65ED Apo |
Focal length [mm] | 1000 | 420 |
Focal ratio | 3.9 | 6.5 |
Mount | Skywatcher EQ8 | Skywatcher EQ8 |
Camera | Moravian G2 8300 FW | Moravian G3 16200 FW |
Autoguiding | DMK21 AU04 on TSQ-65ED | DMK21 AU04 on TSQ-65ED |
Filter | CLS | R:G:B |
Exposure time [min] | 360 | 180:130:180 |
Resolution | 1.11″/px | 2.95″/px |
Data calibration and registration and the final processing was done with PixInsight. The RGB Data was upscaled to the luminance data. The result was as follows:
![NGC 1342](https://wonderfuluniverse.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ngc1342_star_dea_abe2-1024x768.jpg)
![NGC 1342 annotated](https://wonderfuluniverse.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ngc1342_clsrgb1_annotated-1024x773.jpg)
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