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Open Cluster
NGC 1662


Object : NGC 1662 (Collinder 55)
Coordinates/Direction : RA: 04h48m, DEC: +10o56'
Object size : 20'
Apparent magnitude : 6.4
Distance : 1425 ly
No solar mass :  - stars
Radius : - ly
Find in constellation : Orion
More to know : Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ NGC 1662

NGC 1662, 2024-11-23

NGC 1662, Open cluster, 2024 Sweden (click on the image to get a full resolution photo in a new window)
Date : 2024-11-23
Time (UT) : 21:27 - 22:24
Mount : SkyWatcher EQ6 Pro, Beltdrive (DIY 2019)
Guide : QHY5 camera with off-axis
Lens/telescope : Pentax 645 FA 300 mm ED f/4 (set to f/4)
Corrector/Barlow : -
Field (FOV) : 6.8x4.5o (full frame) before crop
camera : Nikon D800, QE=0.56, full frame, 36 Mpixel, 14 bit
camera temperature: - , no temperature sensor
Film/CCD : Raw, NEF
Filter : none
Control system: Mount, camera, focus, guide (Ekos) controlled by Astroberry (KStars/Ekos Linux)
Exp. time : 44x60 seconds, iso400, dithered every third image
Image process tool : Siril, GraXpert, Gimp, Irfanview
Processing :  flat, astro metric color calibration, background
Weather : Clear sky, Rel Humidity -, Moon Phase 46%, Temperature ?o C
Site : Sweden, Stockholm, Hagsätra. Bortle 9
Free view Az: 20o to 90o, 165o to 185o, Alt: 20o to 55o
Comment : An unprocessed image from 2024, done 2026 with more advanced image processing tools.
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