Skymonsters

Astrophotography by Nicola Montecchiari

IC2602

Open Cluster IC2602
Date/Place2007-05-15 at Farm Hakos, Namibia
CoordinatesAR 10h 44m 18s DEC -64° 20' 00"
InstrumentSkywatcher 80ED
CameraModified 350D
Integration8 frames of 5 minutes each at ISO800. Preprocessing with IRIS, stack and stretch with PICTools, final adjustments with PixInsight LE.
CommentI really enjoyed shooting this open cluster as I like the way all these bright blue stars rendered.