The pair of Jewel Box (NGC 4755) and Beta Crucis (Mimosa)

in Crux

The pair of Jewel Box (NGC 4755) and Beta Crucis (Mimosa)
Éder Iván


Image details

Instrument:
200/750 Newton, 3" Wynne (710mm effective focal length)
Camera:
Home-modified Canon EOS 5DmkII
Mount:
SkyWatcher EQ6 + Boxdörfer DynoStar
Guiding:
9x50mm SkyWatcher finder scope (50/180mm), Lacerta-MGen autoguider
Exposure time, filters:
11x2.5 min (27.5 minutes total) @ ISO 1600
Location, date:
Hakos astrofarm, Namibia (1835m); 2010.05.08.
Observing conditions:
Transparency: 10/10, Seeing: 8/10, Temperature: +17°C
Processing:
ImagesPlus, Registar, Photoshop

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