Owl Cluster
About this image:
NGC 457 also known as the owl cluster is an open star cluster 7,900 light away from the sun. This cluster of stars has an estimated age of 21 million years. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1787.
Technical details:
Optics: 8" f/3.9 Orion Newtonian Astrograph with coma corrector
Mount: Celestron AVX
Camera: Canon 60D unmodified
Guiding: 60mm guide scope with orion starshoot
Dates: November 7-2021
Location: Taken at my Backyard observatory in Northwest Mo.
Exposure details: 2 hours 2-minutes subs, no calibrations frams
Processing: Pixlnsight, photoshop
NGC 457 also known as the owl cluster is an open star cluster 7,900 light away from the sun. This cluster of stars has an estimated age of 21 million years. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1787.
Technical details:
Optics: 8" f/3.9 Orion Newtonian Astrograph with coma corrector
Mount: Celestron AVX
Camera: Canon 60D unmodified
Guiding: 60mm guide scope with orion starshoot
Dates: November 7-2021
Location: Taken at my Backyard observatory in Northwest Mo.
Exposure details: 2 hours 2-minutes subs, no calibrations frams
Processing: Pixlnsight, photoshop