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Image collection based on the sky tour "Open nights for star clusters" featured in the Nov 2012 edition of Astronomy Now. Comprising star clusters in Cassiopeia, Perseus and Taurus
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1. NGC 7789 - Open Cluster ![]()
2. NGC 457 - Open Cluster (Caldwell 13) ![]()
3. NGC 663 - Open Cluster (Caldwell 10) ![]()
4. NGC 884 / NGC 869 (Double Cluster in Perseus) ![]()
5. NGC 1528 - Open Cluster ![]()
6. M34 - Open Cluster ![]()
7. M45 Pleiades (Open Cluster in Taurus) ![]()
8. NGC 1647 - Open Cluster
NGC 7789 (Cassiopeia) |
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CCD Image (50% size) 3 x 30 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2009-11-30 22:34 h UT (#401294-96) 12" LX200R (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME [larger image, 75% size] |
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NGC 7789 |
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CCD Image (50% size) 10 x 15 sec exposure (median combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2009-11-30 22:38 h UT (#401298-307) 12" LX200R (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME |
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NGC 457 / Caldwell 13 (Cassiopeia) |
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CCD Image (75% size, cropped) 7 x 10 sec (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2009-12-11 20:47 h UT (#404281-87) 12" LX200R (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME [Full Size Image, 100% size] |
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NGC 457 - earlier image (2006, 8" LX200/ST7) |
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CCD Image 3 x 1 min exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 2006-01-30 23:39h UT (#111135-37) 8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E |
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NGC 663 / Caldwell 10 (Cassiopeia) |
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CCD Image (75% size) 3 x 45 sec (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2009-12-11 20:34 h UT (#404268-70) 12" LX200R (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME |
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Mosaic of NGC 884 (left) & NGC 869 (right) (Perseus) |
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CCD Mosaic (7x6 frames,
69 x 34 arc mins) , 20 sec exposures taken on 2003-01-04 23:03 to 23:32h UT (#37454-95) 8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E (Full Size Image) |
NGC 869 (Perseus) |
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Approximate Colour CCD Image (75% size) 3 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, B Filter 3 x 30s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, V Filter 3 x 30s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, R Filter 2011-01-12 23:15 hUT (#444515-23) 12" LX200R (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME |
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NGC 1528 (Perseus) Dark grey area shows position of a missing frame due to slewing error (slewing discrepency recognised by script, but slew not reattempted nor flagged up to user to intervene) |
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CCD Image Mosaic (3x4, 30% size) 30s sec exposure, 3x3 binning, C Filter 2012-10-18 20:50 h UT (#516147-58) 12" LX200R (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME |
NGC 1528 - detail |
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CCD Image Mosaic (3x4, 60% size, cropped to main area of
cluster) Image details as above |
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M34 (Perseus) |
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CCD Image Mosaic (40%) 60 sec exposure, 2x2 binning, C Filter 2008-10-21 23:30 h UT (#317361-76) 8" LX200 classic + ST-7e [ Full size Image ] |
M34 (Perseus) central part of cluster |
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Colour CCD Image Red : av 3 x 20s exposure, R Filter Green : av 3 x 20s exposure, V Filter Blue : av 3 x 30 exposure, B Filter Frames: 3x3 binning 2010-12-25 18:22 hUT (#439097-105) 12" LX200R (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME |
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Mosaic of M45 (Taurus) |
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Mosaic 8x9 CCD frames, 10 sec exposures taken on 2003-01-04 21:10 to 21:48h UT (#37250-321) 76 x 55 arc mins (1.25 x 0.92 arc deg) [ Full size image ] |
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NGC 1647 (Taurus) |
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CCD Image Mosaic (4x5, 25% size) 30s sec exposure, 3x3 binning, C Filter 2012-10-21 23:19 h UT (#517223-42) 12" LX200R (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME [larger size, 50%] |
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