NGC 1502
Also Known as: Cr 45
Object Type: Open Cluster
Constellation: Camelopardalis
Distance from Earth: 3,452 Light years
Apparent Magnitude: 6.0
Coordinates: RA 04H 07M 48.96S DEC 62deg 19min 55.2sec
Actual Size: 11 light years in diameter
Apparent Dimensions: 9.7 arc-minutes
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Environmental Data
Date: February 10, 2022 Start Time: 6:15PM End Time: 8:15PM SQM: 16.99
Moon Age: 9.5 days Moonset: 2:25AM Moon Illumination: 72.4%
Temperature: 44 degrees F Humidity: 59% Dew Point: 17 degrees F
Location: Westport, Massachusetts 02790 Sky Condition: Clear
Comment:
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Imaging Scope Data
Mount: iOptron CEM120 Camera: ZWO ASI2600 OSC Focuser: Optec DirectSync SV35
Telescope: Stellarvue SVX130 refractor Focal Length: 910mm
Focal Reducer/Field Flattener: Field Flattener Filter: None
Rotator: Pegasus Falcon rotator Power Control: Pegasus Ultimate Powerbox V2 Dew Heater: Kendrick dew strip
Imaging Software
Mount: iOptron Commander Focuser: Optec FocusLynx Commander
Imaging: Sequence Generator Pro Platesolve: ASTAP Rotator/Control: Pegasus Unity Platform
Imaging Status
Imaging Software: Sequence Generated Focus HFR 2.3 Platesolve: Good on 3rd attempt
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Guide Scope Data
Telescope: Stellarvue SV90 refractor Camera: ZWO ASI290 Focuser: Optec DirectSync SVX30
Dew Heater: Kendrick dew strip Software: PHD2 Exposure: 1 sec Binning: 1x1 Tracking Result: 0.49 arc-seconds RMS
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Images Taken
Number of light frames: 46 Duration: 2 minutes Gain: 100
Camera Temperature: -20 degrees C Binning: 1x1 F-Stop: 7.0
Total Integration Time: 1.53 hours
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Number of flat frames: 50 Duration: 0.1 Gain: 100
Camera Temperature: -20 degrees C Binning: 1x1 F-Stop: 7.0
Flat Field Illumination: All-Pro 'Spike-a-Flat Field standard' illuminated panel
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Number of Dark frames: 50 (from library) Duration: 2 minutes Gain: 100
Camera Temperature: -20 degrees C Binning: 1x1 F-Stop: 7.0
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Number of Bias frames: 50 (from library) Duration: 0.001 seconds Gain: 100
Camera Temperature: -20 degrees C Binning: 1x1 F-Stop: 7.0
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Imaging Processing
Imaging Processing Software: PixInsight
Processes utilized: Linear - calibration/integration: Flats ImageCalibration with Master Bias, Flat ImageIntegration, Images ImageCalibration with Flat Master & Dark Master, Debayer, SubFrameSelector, StarAlign, ImageIntegration.
Linear - Background extraction, Color correction, deconvolution, noise reduction: DynamicCrop, DynamicBackgroundExtraction, ImageSolve, SpectroPhotometricColorCalibration, BlurXterminator, NoiseXterminator
Non-Linear: HistogramTransformation, CurvesTransformation, DynamicCrop
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Notes: Clouds rolled in around 8PM after completing 46 images
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