M48 - Open Cluster in Hydra

[gnomus]

Messier 48 - an open star cluster in Hydra.  According to the Interweb the cluster is 1,500 light years away and is 300 million years old. 

This is 16 x 600 seconds each (so 10 hours and 40 minutes total) of LRGB shot through the Takahashi FSQ 106 and QSI 683 rig at Deep Sky West.  Once the RGB image was assembled, I extracted Luminance and added this to the 'regular' Luminance for a 'Super Luminance'.  

 

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Nice one. Love the star colours

[gnomus]

Thank you Michael.

[Guest]

WOW, That is a very nice image.. and nicely processed also.. 

 

Cheers

 

Martin

 

 

[gnomus]

Thank you Martin.

[Horwig]

What can I say, another nice, cleanly processed image, and wonderful star colours.

Nice one

 

Huw

[Rodd]

The full image looks amazing.  Great stars.

Rodd

[gnomus]

Thanks Huw and Rodd.

[Martin Meredith]

Simply beautiful. The colours are really understated yet perfect for the cluster to stand out. 

Martin

[gnomus]

Thank you Martin.