Object Details:

• Open Cluster  in Cancer

•  RA:          08 hours 51 minutes

•  Dec:         +11 degrees 49 minutes

•  Distance: 2900 Light years

•  Size:        30'

•  Mag:       6.1

Image Details:

• Instrument:  Williams Optics 110mm .8 reduced @ f/5.6 (622mm) focal length
• Mount:         Losmandy G11
• Camera:       SBIG ST-2000XM with CFW8 Color Filter 
• Filters & Exposure Times:  

•         L:              10 x 2 minutes binned 1 x 1

  • Red:         10 x 2 minutes binned  1 x 1 
    Green:     10 x 2 minutes binned  1 x 1 
    Blue:        10 x 2 minutes binned  1 x 1 

• Total  exposure time: 1.3 hours
• Software: CCDStack, Adobe Photoshop
• Location: Saratoga California
• Date: Jan 2012

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