The trials, tribulations and small triumphs of a Charlotte, NC astronomer imaging under Bortle 8/9 skies.
Friday, October 24, 2025
Melotte 15
This is around 24 hours of total integration time on Melotte 15, the open cluster in the center of the Heart Nebula, and the areas around it. Individual subs were 20 seconds in EQ mode. I processed in Siril, SETI Astro, Affinity 2, and Graxpert. I’m in Bortle 8/9, so I had some gradients to remove, but the S50 captured some nice detail in the dust and gas clouds.
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