Here is a quick image of an open cluster taken from my driveway with some pretty heavy light pollution. (yes, another cluster from me)
It is NGC 7243 which is in a somewhat rich star field in the Milky Way and as such it is hard to distinguish this cluster in monochrome. What is interesting to me is that many of the field stars are red hues (galactic dust?) while the clusters stars are blue - it is easier to see the cluster in the color image.
A full size image can be accessed here:
http://jthommes.com/Astro/NGC7243.htm
It is NGC 7243 which is in a somewhat rich star field in the Milky Way and as such it is hard to distinguish this cluster in monochrome. What is interesting to me is that many of the field stars are red hues (galactic dust?) while the clusters stars are blue - it is easier to see the cluster in the color image.
A full size image can be accessed here:
http://jthommes.com/Astro/NGC7243.htm
Jim Thommes
Mak-Newt 152 mm
C8
Megrez II APO
Zenithstar 66 mm APO
G11/Gemini
ST8300M
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