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NGC 6811 and NGC 6819

Started by jthommes, 08/06/2011 08:21PM
Posted 08/06/2011 08:21PM | Edited 08/08/2011 05:17AM Opening Post
Here are two well known open clusters in Cygnus. The Hole-in-a-Cluster NGC 6811 and the Foxhead NGC 6819. I can see the hole in NGC 6811, but I have never really seen the Foxhead.

NGC6811:
http://www.jthommes.com/Astro/NGC6811.htm

NGC6819:
http://www.jthommes.com/Astro/NGC6819.htm

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Scope - Megrez II at f/5.8
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 08/06/2011 09:36PM #1
Very nice Jim!

-Ron
Posted 08/07/2011 02:55AM #2
Hi Jim, another nice set of images. grin

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Posted 08/14/2011 10:30PM #3
Ron, Floyd, Thanks for the comments

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/