Caldwell 5 - IC 342 or The Hidden Galaxy

Mar 2026
Caldwell 5
author image @jeremy Redford, MI

2

IC 342 or The Hidden Galaxy Seestar Collective March 2026 https://stcollective.net/projects/53b5d358-2082-4488-a537-d5202b8e3a38

Lights

Filter

Equipment

Camera ZWO Seestar S50
Telescope ZWO Seestar S50
Reducer None
Guide Camera ZWO Seestar S50
Guider None
Mount ZWO Seestar
Tripod NEEWER M521 20" Portable Desktop Mini
Filter Wheel None
Eaf ZWO Seestar
Dew Heater ZWO Seestar
Flat Panel ME456 zA4 LED Light Box 9x12 Inch

Nights

Capture Dates Moon Illumination
25 March 2026 Waxing Crescent (41.43%)

Software

Acquisition

Seestar
Processing

Cosmic Clarity

Graxpert

Seti Astro Suite Pro

Siril

Syqon Prism

Syqon Starless

VeraLux Suite

Caldwell 5 - IC 342 or The Hidden Galaxy

Mar 2026
Caldwell 5
author image @jeremy Redford, MI

2

IC 342 or The Hidden Galaxy Seestar Collective March 2026 https://stcollective.net/projects/53b5d358-2082-4488-a537-d5202b8e3a38

Lights

Filter NO FILTER NO FILTER NO FILTER NO FILTER
Lights 20 26340 1045 15
Single Exposure 10 sec 20 sec 30 sec 60 sec
Total Exposure 3 min 20.000000 sec 6 days 2 hr 8 hr 42 min 15 min 0.000000 sec
Gain 80 80 80 80
Offset 200 200 200 200
Temp (°C) -10.0 °C -10.0 °C -10.0 °C -10.0 °C

Equipment

Camera ZWO Seestar S50
Telescope ZWO Seestar S50
Reducer None
Guide Camera ZWO Seestar S50
Guider None
Mount ZWO Seestar
Tripod NEEWER M521 20" Portable Desktop Mini
Filter Wheel None
Eaf ZWO Seestar
Dew Heater ZWO Seestar
Flat Panel ME456 zA4 LED Light Box 9x12 Inch

Nights

Capture Dates Moon Illumination
25 March 2026 Waxing Crescent (41.43%)

Software

Acquisition

Seestar
Processing

Cosmic Clarity

Graxpert

Seti Astro Suite Pro

Siril

Syqon Prism

Syqon Starless

VeraLux Suite

Caldwell 5 - The Hidden Galaxy

Mar 2026
Caldwell 5
author image @jeremy Redford, MI

1

The Hidden Galaxy

Lights

Filter NO FILTER
Lights 207
Single Exposure 30 sec
Total Exposure 1 hr 43 min
Gain 80
Offset 200
Temp (°C) -10.0 °C

Equipment

Camera ZWO Seestar S50
Telescope ZWO Seestar S50
Reducer None
Guide Camera ZWO Seestar S50
Guider None
Mount ZWO Seestar
Tripod ZWO Carbon Fiber Tripod TC40
Filter Wheel None
Eaf ZWO Seestar
Dew Heater ZWO Seestar
Flat Panel ME456 zA4 LED Light Box 9x12 Inch

Nights

Capture Dates Moon Illumination
19 March 2026 Waning Crescent (0.02%)
23 March 2026 Waxing Crescent (20.24%)
24 March 2026 Waxing Crescent (30.36%)

Software

Acquisition

Seestar
Processing

Cosmic Clarity

Siril

Syqon Prism

Syqon Starless

VeraLux Suite