NGC 1502
NGC 1502

Personal Notes : Another nice open cluster

The Image was taken from Home which is located in Mount Vernon, Washington on 10/17/2008.
Home is at a latitude of 48.42520 and a longitude of 122.29577 at an elevation of 250 feet.

Also known as NGC 1502, which you'll find at Right Ascension 4h 7.7' and Declination 62°20' at a distance of an estimated ?? light years from us and shining at a magnitude of 5 with an apparent size of 8 arc minutes.
Technical Information
Image Exposure information
Filter Name Number of Exposures Length of Exposures Binning
Luminance 10 Images 5 Minutes 1 X 1
Red 10 Images 5 Minutes 1 X 1
Green 10 Images 5 Minutes 1 X 1
Blue 10 Images 5 Minutes 1 X 1
Totals 40 Images 200 Total Minutes.

*Please note that these are the images actually used in the final image. Many images are rejected and not scored here.
Camera Information Telescope Information
Brand: Sbig Brand: Takahashi
Model: ST2000XM Model: TOA-130
Chip Size: 1600X1200 Focal Length: 1000
Pixel Size: 7.4 Diameter: 130mm
Color Chip: False Type: Refractor
Filter Wheel: True Mount: G-11 with Gemini