Can anyone see M29..............

[Cloudwatcher]

in this image,that is. It's been a bit over processed I'm afraid in my efforts to locate the little devil. Cheers.CW

[Talitha]

CW, what's your fov and orientation?

[ChrisEdu]

Isn't that a rather personal question, asking how they're orientated?!

[Talitha]

This is the Imaging Zone, Chris.. not the Lounge.

[Cloudwatcher]

Hi,Carol. The image was taken with the Canon 450D,lens at 95mm which according to the calculator would give a FOV of some 13 degrees in width and the camera was aimed at the Cygnus area.(Oh,and Chris,............ The orientation is ....... Straight. )

[Talitha]

Thanks CW, at least now I know it's not upside down or mirror imaged.

M29's only about 6 arcminutes in size, though... do you recall if the bright star in the image is Gamma Cygni? I'm trying to match your pic with my Sky Tools program (set to 13° wide) but just when I think I see a few things match up, others don't.

[barkis]

According to Messiers Album CW, the cluster is 2 degrees south of Gamma Cygni.

It looks like a poor mans replica of the Pleiades, but not as bright of course.

The ngc description is "Poor, and little compressed bright and faint stars." Six of the stars are brighter than 9.5.

Ron.

[thing]

According to Messiers Album CW, the cluster is 2 degrees south of Gamma Cygni.

It looks like a poor mans replica of the Pleiades, but not as bright of course.

The ngc description is "Poor, and little compressed bright and faint stars." Six of the stars are brighter than 9.5.

Ron.

Oooer, poor and compressed, now there's a challenge. I don't think I've done M29 before.

[themos]

Does this help?

I think it's the wrong side of Deneb. M29 is near Sadr.

[Talitha]

Thanks Themos, that explains everything.

I'd assumed it was Gamma in the image.. not Deneb.

P.S.

"I don't think I've done M29 before."

Dave, it's pretty unimpressive but worth it, I think. To me it looks like a pair of parenthesis curving outward instead of inward, or a curved letter "H" without the center bar.

[mdstuart]

I think M29 looks pretty fine. It is reasonably easy to find starting from the middle of the cross and then going slightly towards Altair.

[thing]

Thanks Themos, that explains everything.

I'd assumed it was Gamma in the image.. not Deneb.

P.S.

"I don't think I've done M29 before."

Dave, it's pretty unimpressive but worth it, I think. To me it looks like a pair of parenthesis curving outward instead of inward, or a curved letter "H" without the center bar.

I shall image it next time out then, it's just about near the zenith at the moment quite early on.