Caldwell 62, NGC 247 in Sculptor

Image Title: Caldwell 62

Copyright: Andrew Lesser

Date image was taken: September 29, 2025

Location: Starfront Observatories
Rockwood, TX, USA

Data Acquisition Method: Personal Telescope Setup

Description and Details: This image was created with data captured across 3 nights in September, 2025. I used my remote, 8” reflector telescope and a cooled, monochrome camera with broadband filters.
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⁣13 hours, 31 minutes and 30 seconds total exposure time⁣
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273x 90” L⁣
48x 180” R⁣
69x 180” G⁣
30x 180” B⁣
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10x Darks⁣ / Biases⁣
40x Flats⁣
09/26-27, 09/29/2025⁣
Bortle 1⁣
Rockwood, TX, USA⁣
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Setup: LRGB⁣
1624mm Focal Length⁣
Apertura ⁣RC 8” f8 Carbon Fiber⁣
Antlia L, R, G, B V-Pro⁣ ⁣
DSD OFP2 Observatory Flat Panel ⁣
Sky-Watcher CQ350 mount ⁣
ZWO ASI2600MM-Pro, unity, -5C⁣
PrimaluceLab ESATTO 2” Robotic Focuser⁣
ZWO EFW 7x2”⁣
ZWO OAG⁣-L⁣
ZWO ASI174MM-mini⁣
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⁣Captured with NINA⁣
⁣Stacked and edited in APP, PI⁣, PS, MLR⁣

Name: Andrew Lesser

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