2023-04-01 C14 Double Cluster

I can't believe I've waited this long before attempting to capture the Double Cluster! It's the perfect target under the poor conditions I had this day as they shine brilliantly through pretty bad light pollution.

I did have some problems with the light pollution gradient caused by the blinding bright Bergen City towards the bottom right, but I think it came out well enough. There are no nebulae in this frame, so I could be pretty heavy-handed with the histogram subtraction.

Metadata

• Location
  • Name: Reksteren, Norway
  • Lat Long: 60.04, 05.42
  • Datetime: April 1st 2023, 00:30
  • Bortle Scale: Class 5
  • Moon Phase: 83%
  • Moon Azimuth: +48°
• Gear
  • Camera: Fujifilm X-T1
  • Lens: Pentax Takumar 135mm f/2.5
  • Tracking: None/Tripod
• Exposure
  • Aperture: f/3.2
  • Focal Length: 135mm
  • Shutter Speed: 4/1s
  • ISO: 3200
• Processing
  • Light Frames: 150
  • Raw Conversion: RawTherapee
  • Stacking: DeepSkyStacker
  • Total Exposure: 10min 00s
  • Editor: GIMP