• NGC 6712 and IC 1295 in Scutum
    • NGC 6712
    Annotated image
  • Located in a dense region of the Milky Way,
  • globular cluster NGC 6712 and planetary
  • nebula IC 1295 are found in Scutum.
  • NGC 6712 is about 7.2' wide and is
  • about 26.4 kly from us.
  • Hover over the image for an annotated view.
  • Date:  14 July 2025
  • FOV:  cropped to 45' × 30'
  • Telescope:  Celestron C14 SCT (3910mm, f/11)
  • Starizona HyperStar (730.99mm, f/1.9)
  • Guiding:  ZWO2600 MC Duo internal ASI220MM mini
  • Computer:  ASIair plus 256GB
  • Mount:  iOptron CEM120
  • Camera:  ZWO ASI2600 MC Duo Cooled (0°C) Color CMOS gain 100
  • Pixel size:  3.76 μm
  • Resolution:  1.061 arcsec/pixel
  • Filter:  Optolong UV/IR cut
  • Frames:  eighteen 180 second subs
  • Total Time:  54 minutes
  • Calibration:  20 flats, 20 dark flats, and 10 darks
  • Processing:  Pixinsight – SPCC, DBE, SPCC, BlurXT → Linear
  • MStr, GHS, HST, PMath MStr + GHS + HST → Stars, Sat,
  • StarXT, MStr, GHS, HST, PMath MStr + GHS + HST → Starless, Sat,
  • PMath ~(~Stars*~Starless) → Blend, scale
  • Location:  Darling Hill Observatory near Vesper, NY