Southern Beehive Starfield (Franco Grimoldi)

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Southern Beehive Starfield

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Unplanned imaging session under a rising almost full moon night.

I'm vacationing in a remote cabin near the Lolog lake, ~10 miles away from San Martín de Los Andes, Argentina. Beautiful Bortle 3 skies, but the moon was full yesterday and the weather forecast wasn't very promising. I got back around 10pm, just to find out that the sky was pretty clear and dark and I had about an hour before moon rise. I quickly set up the Star Adventurer and pointed the Rokinon 135mm away from the rising moon. NGC 2516, the "Southern Beehive", looked as a good target and I ended up getting 75 minutes worth of subs.

This is my first time imaging from a dark site and being able to stay comfy indoors, waiting for the astrophoto gear to do its thing. I love it and need to do it more often, ideally away from the full moon. It's so hard to have all ducks in a row...

. Sony a6100 @ ISO 3200
. Rokinon 135mm f/2 wide open
. 20x darks, bias, flats, dark flats
. Bortle 3 sky with a rising almost full moon behind the Andes

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RA (center)	07h57m46s.33
RA (top/left)	07h41m56s.64
RA (top/right)	07h37m42s.31
RA (bottom/right)	08h16m45s.32
RA (bottom/left)	08h14m32s.17

Dec (center)	-60°46′21″.5
Dec (top/left)	-57°46′14″.4
Dec (top/right)	-63°32′08″.9
Dec (bottom/right)	-63°38′27″.2
Dec (bottom/left)	-57°51′06″.5

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