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Cocoon Nebula Wide Field

Wednesday , 11, November 2015 JB Nebula Leave a comment

For a full size image click here. Distance: 3,300 Light YearsMagnitude: 7.2Size: 12 Arc-minutesAge: Approx. 1 million yearsTelescope: Borg71FLCamera: QSI 683Mount: AP 1100Exposures: L 30×300 Bin 1, RGB 30×150 Bin 2, Ha 12×600 Bin 1 IC 5146, better known as the Cocoon Nebula, is an open star cluster surrounded by a combination of emission and […]

IC 348

Friday , 6, November 2015 JB Nebula Leave a comment

For a full size image click here. Distance: 970 Light Years Magnitude: 7.3 Size: 8 Arc Minutes Age: 1.5 Million Years Telescope: Borg 71 Camera: QSI 683 Mount: AP 900 Exposure: L 19×420 Bin 1, RGB 30×210 Bin2 IC 348 is an open star cluster surrounded by two small reflection nebula LBN 758 and LBN […]

A Cluster of Clusters

Monday , 24, March 2014 JB Clusters 4 Comments

Most of the winter nebula are now out of reach from my house. I would have moved on to some galaxies but my longer focal length scope is on the shelf waiting for an adapter. I wasn’t too excited about going after open clusters but I am happy I did as I found some of […]

M34 Open Cluster

Saturday , 7, December 2013 JB Clusters Leave a comment

For a full size image click here. Exposures: LRGB 9 x 180 Bin1 Telescope: Televue NP101 + .8 Reducer Camera: QSI 683 Mount: AP900 Distance: 1,400 Light Years                                             Magnitude: 5.5                                                                     Size:  35 Arc-minutes                                                        Age: Approx. 180 Million Years                                      Messier 34 is an open star cluster in the constellation of Perseus. It is […]

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