The Owl Cluster

Greetings,
I processed data for NGC 457, the Owl Cluster (or some prefer the ET Cluster). Last time I visited this in an imaging session was 2003. I don't think it has changed much since then ( :

A full size image and exposure / processing details are here:

http://jthommes.com/Astro/OwlCluster.htm
(be sure to click on the image for full size)

C8 at F/5.6
Artemis285
G11/Gemini
Guiding - WO Megrez (at 1350mm FL), DSI Pro, K3CCDTools

The 2003 version is here:

http://jthommes.com/MiscAstro/Archives/OwlCluster.htm

Very Very nice.....
Since I have a lack of imaginaton, can someone draw the lines ?

Nice Owl Jim!

Good job taming the bright star in that field, Jim.
The colors look good, too.

dan

Thanks for the comments guys...

Bill Madewell said:

Very Very nice.....
Since I have a lack of imaginaton, can someone draw the lines ?

Well, not exactly lines... but the best way to think of it is to mentally rotate the image 180 degrees. The Owl's head (as presented) is at the bottom. The two bright stars are the eyes. The wings extend out to the sides and the body and tail are the brighter blue stars of the cluster. Yeah, the more I think of it, it does take a bit of a stretch of the imagination.

Cool pic, Jim! You definitely caught its "Owliness", or, for a later generation, "E.T.-ness".

Eric

Nice one Jim! Those "eyes" are pretty cool.