Orion Skies

M35

Star cluster. Improver target.

For your DWARF 3. Change scope

Astrofilter
61°highest
One frameDWARF 3 tele
Janbest at 10pm

A rich cluster in Gemini, with a smaller, older one beside it.

Will it fit?

Sky survey picture of M35 with the DWARF 3 frame drawn on it
The dashed box is the DWARF 3 tele frame, 2.93 by 1.65 degrees. It fits in one frame. Sky picture: DSS2 colour survey, via CDS hips2fits (Strasbourg).

Tonight from your location

Set your location in the menu bar to see how high it gets tonight.

Settings by level

Beginner

Alt-Azmode
Autosettings
Astrofilter
Set to fitshots

Improver

EQmode
15 sexposure
70gain
Astrofilter
200+frames

Expert

EQmode
60 sexposure
70gain
Astrofilter
100+frames

Will my run fit tonight?

Beginner: Auto picks well, but check the filter by eye and set the number of shots to finish before cloud or the Moon. See Improver and Expert for why.

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