M 29 - Open Cluster in Cygnus

Sep 2026

M 29

M 29

Lights

Filter	NO FILTER	NO FILTER
Lights	286	64
Single Exposure	10 sec	30 sec
Total Exposure	47 min 40.000000 sec	32 min 0.000000 sec
Gain	80	80
Offset	200	200
Temp (°C)	-10.0 °C	-10.0 °C

Equipment

Camera	ZWO Seestar S50
Telescope	ZWO Seestar S50
Guide Camera	ZWO Seestar S50
Mount	ZWO Seestar
Tripod	NEEWER M521 20" Portable Desktop Mini
Rotator	K&F CONCEPT FH-03 Fluid Head

Nights

Capture Dates	Moon Illumination
20 August 2026	Waxing Crescent (49.41%)
21 August 2026	Waxing Gibbous (58.94%)

Software

Acquisition	Seestar
Processing	Cosmic Clarity Graxpert Siril Syqon Suite VeraLux Suite

Hertzsprung Russel Diagram Analyse

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@jeremy Redford,

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Open Cluster in Cygnus

M 29 - Cooling Tower Cluster

Mar 2026

M 29

M 29

Lights

Filter	NO FILTER
Lights	273
Single Exposure	20 sec
Total Exposure	1 hr 31 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

Nights

Capture Dates	Moon Illumination
20 September 2025	Waning Crescent (3.23%)

Software

Acquisition	Seestar
Processing	Affinity Photo Siril Windows Photos

@jeremy Redford, MI

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Cooling Tower Cluster