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This open cluster is in the constellation Puppis near Canis Major.
This cluster is smaller than most of the Messier open clusters with only
about 60 member stars. It is about 3,400 light years distant.
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Date: 2/17/2007
Location:
Cheddar Ranch Observatory
Telescope: LX200 10" SCT @ f/6.3
Mount: AP-1200
Camera: Hutech Type I
Modified 350D
Exposure Count: 10 @ 5 minutes, 50 minute total
exposure
Guiding: ST-402, Orion 80ED
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Post Processing: |
ImagesPlus: Dark and flat calibration, align and
combine, digital development
Photoshop CS2: Smart sharpen, levels
NeatImage: Noise reduction
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