M67 OPEN CLUSTER| LIVE VIEW THROUGH TELESCOPE | PHOTOGRAPH 200MM 8 INCH
Messier 67 is an open cluster in the constellation cancer. It is a great target for mid to large size telescope throughout March and April, and will rise high in northern latitudes. It is a fantastic target during spring for both visual observation and astrophotography, I used my 8 inch Newtonian with the Panasonic Gh5 to gather the data for the live view as well as the light frames for the photo. I ran at 400 ISO 180 sec sub frames. Visual observing this open cluster is really rewarding, it is a bright open cluster about the size of a full moon. with my 12 inch I was able to increase to resolve about 200 stars, and it has so lovely structure and details. It is almost as easy to locate this cluster as the constellation it is within, using alpha cancri Acubens, it lies 1.5 degrees to the west, the width of your finger at arms length. I was able to locate it in both my finder and 10x50 binoculars. I hope that these videos can give you an idea of how the night sky can look at the eyepiece of a 200 PDS, 200p, 300p flextube or any 200mm 8 inch or 300mm 12 inch reflector telescope and using a DSLR or Mirrorless camera. I find when trying to purchase a telescope, it is hard to find out what you can see through the eyepiece . ----------------------------Contents------------------------------------ 0:00 INTRO 0:21 LOCATING M67 1:41 8 INCH LIVE VIEW (4 sec exposure) 2:40 EYEPIECE IMPRESSION 3:15 FULL SENSOR 4:3 3:27 FINAL IMAGE DETAILS 3:46 FINAL IMAGE WIDE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOLLOW ► INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/myastronights ****Not affiliate links Just a link to the specs of the stuff I use :) **** EQUIPMENT ► SKYWATCHER 200PDS - https://ktectelescopes.ie/collections/telescopes/products/skywatcher-200pds-ota?variant=30143734546512 SKYWATCHER 300P FLEX-TUBE - https://ktectelescopes.ie/collections/skywatcher-dobsonian-telescopes/products/skywatcher-skyliner-300p-flextube-parabolic-dobsonian-telescope?variant=30143732154448 NEQ6 MOUNT - https://ktectelescopes.ie/collections/mounts/products/skywatcher-neq6-pro-synscan?variant=30143742083152 PANASONIC GH5 - https://cvp.com/product/panasonic_gh5_body ZWO ASI 120MM Mini (GUIDING) - https://www.firstlightoptics.com/guide-cameras/zwo-asi-120mm-mini-usb-20-mono-camera.html Astro Essentials 50mm (GUIDE SCOPE ) - https://www.firstlightoptics.com/guide-cameras/astro-essentials-50mm-guidescope-finderscope.html
Messier 67 is an open cluster in the constellation cancer. It is a great target for mid to large size telescope throughout March and April, and will rise high in northern latitudes. It is a fantastic target during spring for both visual observation and astrophotography, I used my 8 inch Newtonian with the Panasonic Gh5 to gather the data for the live view as well as the light frames for the photo. I ran at 400 ISO 180 sec sub frames. Visual observing this open cluster is really rewarding, it is a bright open cluster about the size of a full moon. with my 12 inch I was able to increase to resolve about 200 stars, and it has so lovely structure and details. It is almost as easy to locate this cluster as the constellation it is within, using alpha cancri Acubens, it lies 1.5 degrees to the west, the width of your finger at arms length. I was able to locate it in both my finder and 10x50 binoculars. I hope that these videos can give you an idea of how the night sky can look at the eyepiece of a 200 PDS, 200p, 300p flextube or any 200mm 8 inch or 300mm 12 inch reflector telescope and using a DSLR or Mirrorless camera. I find when trying to purchase a telescope, it is hard to find out what you can see through the eyepiece . ----------------------------Contents------------------------------------ 0:00 INTRO 0:21 LOCATING M67 1:41 8 INCH LIVE VIEW (4 sec exposure) 2:40 EYEPIECE IMPRESSION 3:15 FULL SENSOR 4:3 3:27 FINAL IMAGE DETAILS 3:46 FINAL IMAGE WIDE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOLLOW ► INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/myastronights ****Not affiliate links Just a link to the specs of the stuff I use :) **** EQUIPMENT ► SKYWATCHER 200PDS - https://ktectelescopes.ie/collections/telescopes/products/skywatcher-200pds-ota?variant=30143734546512 SKYWATCHER 300P FLEX-TUBE - https://ktectelescopes.ie/collections/skywatcher-dobsonian-telescopes/products/skywatcher-skyliner-300p-flextube-parabolic-dobsonian-telescope?variant=30143732154448 NEQ6 MOUNT - https://ktectelescopes.ie/collections/mounts/products/skywatcher-neq6-pro-synscan?variant=30143742083152 PANASONIC GH5 - https://cvp.com/product/panasonic_gh5_body ZWO ASI 120MM Mini (GUIDING) - https://www.firstlightoptics.com/guide-cameras/zwo-asi-120mm-mini-usb-20-mono-camera.html Astro Essentials 50mm (GUIDE SCOPE ) - https://www.firstlightoptics.com/guide-cameras/astro-essentials-50mm-guidescope-finderscope.html