NGC 7234 - Open Cluster in Cepheus
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NGC 7234 is an open star cluster lying approximately 9200 light years away in the constellation of Cepheus. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1787. However, his sister made an error in recorded the coordinates, which referred to an empty region of the sky. John Herschel, William's son, discovered the error in 1829 and gave it the designation of NGC 7235. This makes the cluster unique in that it actually has two designations. |
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| Telescope: |
Takahashi TOA-130NFB |
| Camera: | Modified Canon 650D; raw capture; ISO 1600 |
| Mount: | iOptron CEM 60 |
| Guiding: | QHY 5L-II on 60mm guide scope |
| Exposures: |
18 @ 5 min. |
| Note: |
Images were focused using the camera's live view and a Bahtinov mask. They were converted in Camera Raw and were aligned and combined in ImagesPlus. The final image was adjusted in Photoshop. |
| Location: |
Taken from my backyard observatory in southeastern Minnesota on 10/11/20 |
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