NGC 1807 and NGC 1817 in Taurus
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Scope: C8 f/4.6; Location: Del Mar, CA;  22 February, 2006; Camera: Artemis285

Exposure: 10 x 60 sec Luminance exposure (bin 1x1)with Baader IR/UV Block Filter; 10 x 30 sec RGB (bin 2x2)

Processing: Images were captured Artemis Capture (as FITs). Aligned/stacked in Registax 3 and saved as FITS. Luminance and Color channels were scaled and rough color balanced in Astroart. Central Gradient removal was performed in Astroart. Channels were co-registered in Astroart. The 60 sec exposures were used as the main luminance channel with level adjustments and curves to bring out dim stars. Final LRGB combine was done in Photoshop.  Luminance Layering (LLRGB) was used  to bring out star colors. Color balancing and final touches were done in Photoshop. SGBNR was used to smooth background noise on the final result. Final Image size is approximately 1392x1040

This image was guided; North is up. NGC 1807 and NGC 1817 are open clusters in the constellation of Taurus.  NGC 1807 the smaller cluster in the lower right of this image consisting of a loose group of bright stars. NGC 1817 is the larger more rich cluster of stars in the upper left. This image replaces an earlier image that can be seen in the Archives here. Horizontal FOV is 84'

Image Center is approximately - Equatorial 2000: RA: 05h 11m 28s Dec: +16°36'20"

 

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