The open clusters NGC 1528 (top and prominent) and NGC 1528 (lower left and sparse) in Perseus, along with dim and sparse NGC 1513 at lower right. The small HII region NGC 1491 is at upper right near the frame edge. All are in Perseus. This is a stack of 4 x 6 minute exposures with the Canon 6D at ISO 800 and through the TMB 92mm refractor at f/4.5 on the AZ-EQ5 mount for testing. Shot Nov 4, 2015 from home on a cool crisp night with lots of airglow and an odd aurora to the south. Slight frost was forming on the lens at the end, adding some star glows. Star spikes added with Astronomy Tools Actions.
NGC 2169 cluster in Orion (X-Y cluster) with 5-inch f/6 apo refractor. Stack of two 6-minute exposures with crescent Moon up, at ISO400 and 0° C temperature. With Canon 20Da camera. Slight trailing.
The Rosette Nebula, NGC 2237-9, and the central star cluster NGC 2244 in Monoceros. This is a stack of 5 x 12 minute exposures at ISO 800 with the filter-modified Canon 5D MkII and Astro-Physics 105mm Traveler apo refractor at f/5.8 with the 6x7 field flattener. Taken from Timor Cottage, Coonabarabran, Australia, Deceember 17/18, 2012.
