M11 Wild Duck Cluster

Wild Duck Cluster 03 M11 Wild Duck Cluster
Canon Powershot A620 Digital Camera, connected to a Scopetronix adapter to a Scopetronix 40mm 2 inch eyepiece, which was inserted into a Williams Optics Dielectric diagonal installed onto a 10 inch Meade LX250GPS Frankenscope. The camera was controlled via Canon RemoteCapture software via USB cable from my notebook PC.
Exposure settings:

13 second shutter speed
F2.8
7.3mm Focal Length
Manual white balance

Image histogram compressed in PhotoShop CS1

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~ by matthewota on November 13, 2009.

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One Response to “M11 Wild Duck Cluster”

Very nice shot Matt!.I live up the road from you in South Royalton,Vt.My email is bongo69@myfairpoint.net
We will definitely need to hookup and do some observing.I have a buddy of mine from North Conway NH that I observe with and am sure he would like to get together for some observing as well.

Andrew said this on November 27, 2009 at 6:15 pm | Reply