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NGC 6791 - more fun with open clusters

Started by jthommes, 06/18/2011 04:27PM
Posted 06/18/2011 04:27PM Opening Post
Here are a couple of images of the open cluster NGC 6791. One is with my LRGB data; the second is with the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) data. The third is a blink comparison between the two. It is interesting to the the one red star to the right emit so heavily in the IR bands.

I have been having fun with the WISE data and combining it into my data. Images and details are here (click on the images for full size views):

Visible Band:
http://www.jthommes.com/Astro/NGC6791.htm

Visible and IR:
http://www.jthommes.com/Astro/NGC6791.htm#NGC6791-WISE
(link to blink comparison is in this view as well)

Blink Comparison:
http://www.jthommes.com/Astro/images/NGC6791_MegFRWO10_Vis-IR.gif

Scope - Megrez II 80 mm refractor at f/5.5
Camera - Artemis285, Astronomik LRGB filters.

Jim Thommes

Mak-Newt 152 mm
C8
Megrez II APO
Zenithstar 66 mm APO
G11/Gemini
ST8300M
Artemis285 Camera
Canon 350D DSLR

http://jthommes.com/Astro/
Posted 06/18/2011 04:46PM #1
Cool Jim! Amazing amount of IR in that.

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Posted 06/20/2011 12:37PM #2
Neat stuff, Jim! Ever consider getting one of those IR-only filters?

Eric