The open star clusters NGC 869 and 884, widely known as the Double Cluster in the constellation of Perseus. I've tried to image this cluster a number of times but never had much success in focusing, but a few nights ago I had another bash and produced this image.
The cluster is over 7000 light years away and looks good through a pair of binoculars.
30 x 120 seconds exposures with a 80 mm refractor, Astronomik CLS filter and a standard Canon 10D. Stacked and aligned in Nebulosity and finished in Photoshop CS3, with Noel's Actions.
Thursday, 13 March 2008
Double Cluster
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
2 comments:
You caught the colours the stars very well but they don't show up on the blog as they do in directly downloaded pictures. Nice picture just the same.
Yes, you're right, in the original image there's a good few colourful stars.
Post a Comment