NGC 7261 - Open Cluster in Cepheus
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NGC 7261 (appearing at the right of the frame) is an open star cluster lying 55,000 light years away in the constellation of Cepheus. It is a fairly scattered cluster that spans 15x10 arcminutes in the sky. The nebulosity visible at the lower left is part of Sh-135 (also known as LBN492). |
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| Telescope: |
TS-10 f/5 Newtonian |
| Camera: | Modified Canon 650D; raw capture; ISO 3200 |
| Mount: | iOptron CEM 60 |
| Guiding: | QHY 5L-II on 60mm guide scope |
| Exposures: |
24 @ 5 min. |
| Note: |
Images were focused using the camera's live view and a Bahtinov mask. They were converted in Camera Rawl and were aligned and combined in ImagesPlus. The final image was adjusted in Photoshop. Topaz DeNoise were applied. |
| Location: |
Taken from my backyard observatory in southeastern Minnesota on 9/3/19. |
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