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Description

Open Star Cluster (Class I3r) in the constellation Bull. Diameter 110', brightness 1.2mag.

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Date

October 27, 2003

Telescope

Pentax 75 SDHF @f/6.7 (f=500mm), Losmandy G11 mount, FS2 drive unit

CCD Camera

ST-2000XM at -25°C

Exposure

LRGB: 2x1200s (1x1) / 1500s (1x1) / 1200s (1x1) / 1500s (1x1)

Localisation

Kriftel / Rhein-Main area

Conditions

Bad Conditions, light pollution

Note

 

Image Processing

Full calibration, unsharp mask, histogram stretching