Object Details:

• Open Cluster in Emission Nebula in Monoceros

•  RA:          06hours 32 minutes

•  Dec:         +04 degrees 52 minutes

•  Distance: 4500 Light years

•  Size:        

•  Mag:       

Image Details:

• Instrument:  Orion ED80mm .8 reduced @ f/6 (480mm) focal length
• Mount:         Losmandy G11
• Camera:       SBIG ST-2000XM with CFW8 Color Filter 
• Filters & Exposure Times:  
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  • SII:      9 x 10 minutes binned  1 x 1 
    Ha:      9 x 10 minutes binned  1 x 1 
    OIII:   9 x 10 minutes binned  1 x 1 
• Total  exposure time: 4.5 hours
• Software: CCDStack, Adobe Photoshop
• Location: Saratoga California
• Date: March  2008

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