Dear group,
Cat and mouse games last night with the partially-clouded skies and where I managed to capture NGC 752 in Andromeda. This particular cluster is very old for an open cluster (1.6 billion years-old) and spans 50' in apparent diameter. It is wel-populated and provides for a most impressive field of view.
For a result based on two hours total exposure time, please see http://www.perseus.gr/Astro-DSO-NGC-0752.htm ... the image is hyperlinked and which leads to an even more impressive higher resolution version.
Transparency this evening is so-so for now but I hope to pursue the Perseus Double Cluster around midnight when the skies are usually darkest.
Anthony.
Cat and mouse games last night with the partially-clouded skies and where I managed to capture NGC 752 in Andromeda. This particular cluster is very old for an open cluster (1.6 billion years-old) and spans 50' in apparent diameter. It is wel-populated and provides for a most impressive field of view.
For a result based on two hours total exposure time, please see http://www.perseus.gr/Astro-DSO-NGC-0752.htm ... the image is hyperlinked and which leads to an even more impressive higher resolution version.
Transparency this evening is so-so for now but I hope to pursue the Perseus Double Cluster around midnight when the skies are usually darkest.
Anthony.
