Double Cluster

[Aramcheck]

Lo-Res snaps of the Double Cluster in Perseus from last night. Fairly roughly processed in Pixinsight & approx 1 hour integration time with a Skywatcher 130pds & EQ6.

The wind was a bit touch and go, but I mainly wanted to see if I could get better polar alignment using our newly acquired iOptron iPolar gizmo... which worked... I also wanted to try controlling the DLSR (a Canon EOS600D) from the laptop... which didn't play ball on the night.

I think the oval stars are mostly caused by mount tracking/backlash. PEC (Periodic Error Checking) & adding a guidescope are next on the agenda!

Cheers,
Ivor
PS: Couldn't decide on whether to post the lo-res crop or lo-res full image..

[don4l]

Lovely!

[Ouroboros]

One of my favourite (two) objects. Nice how the red stars stand out in your photo. 
 

PS I think I prefer the wide angle shot. 

Edited February 28, 2020 by Ouroboros