NGC 1502 is an open star cluster of about 45 stars in Camelopardalis. This open cluster is one end of an asterism known as 'Kembel's Cascade' named after the late Father Lucian Kemble (1922-1999) who first reported observing it. The 3 most brighter stars towards the right side are part of that cascade. NGC 1520 contains two Struve binaries, Struve 484 and 485 (HR 1260).
| Location & Date |
Backyard, Abbott Observatory - Dec 3, 2008 Temperature - Low 30's F |
| Telescope | TMB 130SS Refractor, F/7 on a Losmandy G11, Prime Focus, Image scale 1.68 arcsec/pixel |
| Camera |
SBIG ST-2000XM w/CFW8, AO8 Astrodon Tru Balance LRGB Filters CCD temp -15°C |
| Exposure Times | (L) 12 X 5, (R) 6X5, (G) 6X5,(B) 6X5 Minutes, Bin 1x1 |
| Other Information |
Image acquisition/focus/guiding/dither - CCD Autopilot w/CCDSoft Focus - Moonlite Motorfocus w/FocusMax |
| Image Processing |
* Images Plus 3.75 beta 3- Calibration, Grading, Normalize, Alignment, Mix Max Excluded Average Combine, N/R, mild DDP * Adobe CS - L+RGB combine, Levels, Curves, Sharpening, Cropping, NR, JPEG conversion |
