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David Hoskin
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
04/09/2023
10:00 pm

Equipment Details:

ZWO ASI183MC camera and UV/IR cut filter on a RedCat51 astrograph/iEXOS 100 mount

Post-processing Details:

Subs (23 3-minute, guided) plus calibration frames were stacked with DeepSkyStacker. Post-processing used Siril, Starnet++, Photoshop and Microsoft Photo.

Image Details:

Messier 37 is a bright and densely packed open star cluster in the constellation Auriga. This beautiful deep sky object contains over 500 stars and is about 4,500 light years from Earth.