NGC 2343 - Open Cluster in Monoceros

Mar 2026
NGC 2343
author image @jeremy Redford, MI

2

Open Cluster in Monoceros

Lights

Filter NO FILTER
Lights 92
Single Exposure 60 sec
Total Exposure 1 hr 32 min
Gain 80
Offset 200
Temp (°C) -10.0 °C

Equipment

Camera ZWO Seestar S30
Telescope ZWO Seestar S30
Reducer None
Guide Camera ZWO Seestar S30
Guider None
Mount ZWO Seestar
Tripod NEEWER M521 20" Portable Desktop Mini
Filter Wheel None
Eaf ZWO Seestar
Dew Heater ZWO Seestar
Rotator K&F CONCEPT FH-03 Fluid Head

Nights

Capture Dates Moon Illumination
24 February 2026 Waxing Crescent (44.66%)
26 February 2026 Waxing Gibbous (67.22%)
27 February 2026 Waxing Gibbous (77.41%)

Software

Acquisition

Seestar
Processing

Cosmic Clarity

Seti Astro Suite Pro

Siril

Syqon Prism

VeraLux Suite

NGC 2343 - Open cluster

Mar 2026
NGC 2343
author image @jeremy Redford, MI

1

NGC 2343 is a open cluster located in the constellation Monoceros

Lights

Filter NO FILTER
Lights 92
Single Exposure 60 sec
Total Exposure 1 hr 32 min
Gain 80
Offset 200
Temp (°C) -10.0 °C

Equipment

Camera ZWO Seestar S30
Telescope ZWO Seestar S30
Reducer None
Guide Camera ZWO Seestar S30
Guider None
Mount ZWO Seestar
Tripod ZWO Carbon Fiber Tripod TC40
Filter Wheel None
Eaf ZWO Seestar
Dew Heater ZWO Seestar

Nights

Capture Dates Moon Illumination
10 March 2026 Waning Gibbous (62.85%)

Software

Acquisition

Seestar
Processing

Siril