https://sciencedowneast.com/zenphoto Thu, 22 Oct 2026 08:45:14 -0300 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 08:45:14 -0300 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Zenphoto RSS Generator https://sciencedowneast.com/zenphoto/index.php?album=Clusters/NGC-1027&image=NGC+1027.jpeg Click on the image to view it at full resolution, then click again for actual size.

NGC 1027 is an open cluster in the constellation Cassiopeia. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1787. It is visible at the eastern part of the constellation, between two emission nebulae, the Heart and Soul Nebula. However, it is not physically associated with the two nebulae, lying in the foreground, about 3,000 light years away from the Solar System. The apparent magnitude of the cluster is 6.7 and can be seen with 10x50 binoculars around a 7th magnitude star, which is not however a...

Total image time was 3 hours and 3 minutes.

Moon Phase	Waxing Crescent
Camera	Seestar S50 Pro (4K Sony IMX585 sensor)
Optics	260 mm focal length, f/5.2, 50 mm aperture
Filter	IRCUT
Binning	1x1
Stacking	StackingWizard, 183 frames, 37-pointing mosaic
Date	2026-09-15
AstroWizard Processing	Crop GraXpert background extraction (0.5) Flatten sky background Color calibration BlurXTerminator (0.6) Stretch (deep) (x4) Generalized Hyperbolic Stretch (x3) Stretch (deep) (starless) Star removal (StarXTerminator) (x2) Narrowband (HOO) palette adjustment Curves adjustment (x5) Darken background (x4) Saturation adjustment (x2) Contrast (pop) adjustment (x2) Generalized Hyperbolic Stretch (starless) Star recombination (screen blend)

Date: October 11, 2026 ]]> https://sciencedowneast.com/zenphoto/index.php?album=Clusters/NGC-1027&image=NGC+1027.jpeg Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0300 https://sciencedowneast.com/zenphoto/index.php?album=Clusters/NGC-1027&image=NGC+1027a.jpg Click on the image to view it at full resolution, then click again for actual size.

NGC 1027 is an open cluster in the constellation Cassiopeia. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1787. It is visible at the eastern part of the constellation, between two emission nebulae, the Heart and Soul Nebula. However, it is not physically associated with the two nebulae, lying in the foreground, about 3,000 light years away from the Solar System. The apparent magnitude of the cluster is 6.7 and can be seen with 10x50 binoculars around a 7th magnitude star, which is not however a...

Total image time was 3 hours and 3 minutes.

Moon Phase	Waxing Crescent
Camera	Seestar S50 Pro (4K Sony IMX585 sensor)
Optics	260 mm focal length, f/5.2, 50 mm aperture
Filter	IRCUT
Binning	1.x1.
Stacking	StackingWizard, 183 frames, 37-pointing mosaic
Date	2026-09-15
AstroWizard Processing	Crop GraXpert background extraction (0.5) Flatten sky background Color calibration BlurXTerminator (0.6) Stretch (deep) (x4) Generalized Hyperbolic Stretch (x3) Stretch (deep) (starless) Star removal (StarXTerminator) (x2) Narrowband (HOO) palette adjustment Curves adjustment (x5) Darken background (x4) Saturation adjustment (x2) Contrast (pop) adjustment (x2) Generalized Hyperbolic Stretch (starless) Star recombination (screen blend)

Date: October 11, 2026 ]]> https://sciencedowneast.com/zenphoto/index.php?album=Clusters/NGC-1027&image=NGC+1027a.jpg Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0300 https://sciencedowneast.com/zenphoto/index.php?album=Clusters/NGC-1027&image=NGC+1027b.jpeg Click on the image to view it at full resolution, then click again for actual size.

NGC 1027 is an open cluster in the constellation Cassiopeia. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1787. It is visible at the eastern part of the constellation, between two emission nebulae, the Heart and Soul Nebula. However, it is not physically associated with the two nebulae, lying in the foreground, about 3,000 light years...

Total image time was 3 hours and 3 minutes.

Moon Phase	Waxing Crescent
Camera	Seestar S50 Pro (4K Sony IMX585 sensor)
Optics	260 mm focal length, f/5.2, 50 mm aperture
Filter	IRCUT
Binning	1x1
Stacking	StackingWizard, 183 frames, 37-pointing mosaic
Date	2026-09-15
AstroWizard Processing	Crop GraXpert background extraction (0.5) Flatten sky background Color calibration BlurXTerminator (0.6) Stretch (deep) (x4) Generalized Hyperbolic Stretch (x3) Stretch (deep) (starless) Star removal (StarXTerminator) (x3) Narrowband (HOO) palette adjustment Curves adjustment (x21) Darken background (x7) Saturation adjustment (x3) Contrast (pop) adjustment (x2) Generalized Hyperbolic Stretch (starless) Star recombination (screen blend) (x2) Curves adjustment (starless) NoiseXTerminator (non-linear, 0.9)

Date: October 11, 2026 ]]> https://sciencedowneast.com/zenphoto/index.php?album=Clusters/NGC-1027&image=NGC+1027b.jpeg Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0300