AndysAstroPix Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Resembling a swooping Klingon Bird of Prey, this pretty open star cluster is located in Vela. IC 2395 is silhouetted against an Ha rich background and surrounded by shockwaves of ionised oxygen from a nearby star that exploded as a supernova some 11,000 years ago. This is a young stellar cluster being between 6 and 18 million years old. Based on its young age and distance, it is possible that IC 2395 is part of the Vela OB1C stellar association. The brightest member of the cluster has mag 5.53, and its bluest main sequence star is of spectral type B5. The LRGB was taken at a rural dark site, using Voyager. The NB data was collected via Stellarmate, from my bortle 7 suburban backyard in Melbourne, Australia. 🇦🇺 Not many (or even any) detailed HaO3LRGB images of this cluster online, so please enjoy this often overlooked target! C&C welcome as always 😀 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juno16 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 I enjoy your beautiful image very much! Outstanding acquisition! That is a beautiful target and you did a great job capturing and processing it. Thanks for sharing this wonderful image! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarsG76 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Excellent image Andy. The colors and details look awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len1257 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Goodness, that's just amazing! Beautiful image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackiedlm Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Thats really a bit special - well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndysAstroPix Posted March 14, 2022 Author Share Posted March 14, 2022 21 hours ago, juno16 said: I enjoy your beautiful image very much! Outstanding acquisition! That is a beautiful target and you did a great job capturing and processing it. Thanks for sharing this wonderful image! 16 hours ago, MarsG76 said: Excellent image Andy. The colours and details look awesome. 13 hours ago, Len1257 said: Goodness, that's just amazing! Beautiful image. 11 hours ago, mackiedlm said: Thats really a bit special - well done. Many thanks all for the kind comments and feedback, much appreciated! Vela keeps on giving... 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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