Jewel Box cluster another southern gem

[RAC]

This ones right next to the southern cross.

5x5min subs for each colour,

Atik 383L+ mono camera,

Baader 1.25in RGB filters,

TS filter drawer,

skywatcher 8in f5 reflector,

Celestron CGE mount guided,

Baader MPCC,

Stacked in DSS and processed in PixInsight.

Full size here http://www.flickr.com/photos/46302893@N02/8536685432/sizes/o/in/photostream/

Jewel box (NGC 4755) by meg rac, on Flickr

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Ooh, that brings back memories of South Africa and Australia years ago. Wonderful image of stunning object.

[ultranova]

beautifull cluster and nicley processed

Paul

[Tom OD]

I really like this one. The golden star in the middle takes center stage. Beautiful.

[southernman]

Fantastic image!

[davo]

Packed full of stars... Lovely

[Ulysses]

A fantastic richfield image from the southern Milky Way! Great stuff! Paul

[Keiran]

Very nice, thanks for sharing. Being in the Northern Hem, its nice to see what you guys see in the South. Lovely colours and very sharp stars...

[Gina]

Very nice cluster with nicely defined stars

[Mark72]

Beautiful cluster and nicely processed,

Thanks for sharing!

Mark

[RobH]

Beautiful image of an aptly named cluster.

I've only ever seen this with a tiny monocular, so it's great to see its true beauty brought out so well.

Cheers

Rob

[Steve 1962]

That's crisper than a crispy thing! A beautiful image of a beautiful object. More please!

[Nephalem]

Stunning detail, great shot :-)