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Old 18-02-2019, 11:18 AM
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IC 2602 Southern Pleiades

While not as famous as M45 , the Southern Pleiades is still a spectacular open cluster with a prominent and interesting stars pattern
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20 x darks
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A bit of coma or field rotation in off axis areas ?
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Old 18-02-2019, 12:31 PM
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Hi Martin,
Nice subject well done. I see what you mean though, the stars look a little elongated and I believe it’s a tracking issue over and above coma. Coma wouldn’t be as prominent in the middle of the frame, generally most pronounced around the corners however the stars in this image seem affected across the entire frame. I can’t comment on the guiding precision since I don’t run an autguider but I am aware of coma. I have recently lashed out on a corrector and it has fixed up the issue.
Field rotation, well again not an expert but I would have though DSS would have sorted that out.
In saying that, the overall image is quite a sight, like it.
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Old 18-02-2019, 05:01 PM
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Thanks Anthony
It’s a nice cluster to image
Next time I’m out imaging ( cloudy now for 6 days ) I might try a 10 sec, 20sec, 30sec and 60sec sub both guided and unguided and compare the off axis stars in each frame to try and sort out the cause
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Old 18-02-2019, 07:11 PM
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Hi Martin, Definitely coma; if the image is enlarged to 200% it is obvious,
with the action radiating out from the centre. It is quite pronounced for an f/6
scope, assuming that that was what you were using. Also, definitely a little
tracking error about 11.30 to 5.30. Also double diffraction spikes.
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Old 18-02-2019, 09:13 PM
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Hi Raymo
Good observations
Thanks, yes I’ve checked some old 20 sec images from last year and they appear the same, eggy or flared on the perimeters and round in the central on axis area
Unusual for a 6” f6 newt ?
Also aware of the offset diffraction spikes , given up on trying to align them so many times
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