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Brocchi's Cluster

Image Description and Details :

The Brocchi's cluster, also known as Collinder 399 or the Coathange ris an asterism located in the constellation of Little Fox.
Easily visible through binoculars, the hanger is made up of ten stars of magnitude between 5 and 7, arranged according to the particular shape that gives it its name.
It has long been cataloged as an open cluster, but it is actually an asterism, that is to say an alignment of unrelated stars.

67x300s
5 hours 35 mins in total.

Equipment used:
Telescope: ASA10"
Camera: Canon Ra
ISO 800
Mount: Paramount MyT
Image Acquisition: BackYardEOS
Stacking and Calibrating: AstropixelProcessor
Processing: Pixinsight 1.8 and Photoshop

Copyright : Thomas LELU

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