Messier 48

[petevasey]

There are a number of Messier objects which are low in the sky for me. The bright large open cluster M48 in Hydra is one of these, and I had never imaged it. Although the weather at the moment is  extremely unsettled, there was a clear spell forecast last night (4th February), so despite the presence of a bright (77%) Moon I decided to have a go, with this result. QSI683 on TMB105 refractor with TSFlat2 and SX AO unit. Luminance 12 x 5 minutes, RGB each 7 x 5 minutes, all unbinned. Larger version on my 'Latest' page.

Cheers,

Peter

Edited February 5, 2020 by petevasey

[Sunshine]

There's just something so enchanting about a simple open cluster.

[alan potts]

There are even a few low for me and I have a good deal on anywhere in the Uk, nice image, I love cluster but of late gone mad on shapeless object.

Alan

[MartinB]

Beautiful colour and nice, delicate processing Pete

[astro mick]

Always good to see a cluster.Striking image.

Mick.