NGC 957 - Open Cluster in Perseus
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NGC 957 is an open star cluster that lies approximately 5,900 light years in the constellation of Perseus. It is a young cluster (i.e., approximately 11 million years old) that contains several massive blue stars.
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| Telescope: | Takahashi TOA-130NFB refractor |
| Camera: | Modified Canon 650D (T4i); ISO 1600 |
| Mount: | iOptron CEM60 |
| Guiding: | QHY 5L-II on 60mm guide scope |
| Exposures: | 18 @ 5min. |
| Notes: | Images
were focused using the camera's live view and a Bahtinov mask. Exposures
were captured, aligned and combined in ImagesPlus. The composite image
was adjusted in Photoshop. Taken from my backyard observatory in southeastern Minnesota on 9/4/21. |
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