NGC 1977 & 1981
NGC 1977 Reflection nebula & !981 open cluster in Orion


0bject NGC 1977 Reflection nebula & !981 open cluster in Orion
Date December 22-23, 2025
Exposure LRGB  180:55:50:50   (5.6 hours, 1/2 crop)
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, Astronomy Tools, Topaz Denoise AI
Comments Moderate seeing (FWHM~3.5); acquired with CCD Commander from Animas, NM