NGC457 - Owl Cluster

[GordonH]

Hi

Despite the snow I managed to get out on Christmas Eve to do some imaging. I had to clear a path through the snow for the cable to go from the cellar hatch to the shed and the temperature was -5c during the night but I was nice and warm in my thermal gear. Despite the light pollution from a 3/4 moon, artificial lights and light reflected from the snow I decided to try an RGB image of NGC457 as it was virtually overhead. This is 12x5 minutes for each channel and is a crop from the full wide field image

It was taken with the FSQ106ED and Starlight Xpress H36. Processing just consisted of levels, curves and gradient removal.

The full widefield can be seen at NGC457 - Owl Cluster Widefield photo - Gordon Haynes photos at pbase.com

Thanks for looking

Best wishes

Gordon

[Tim]

You can really see the Owl shape, even if he is a little lopsided.

Nice one Gordon!

[blinky]

Nice one Gordon - it's my fav open cluster this one.

[kris h]

Stunning image Gordon had to turn my laptop

on its side to find the owl

can't believe how many stars are in that widefield image

[GordonH]

You can really see the Owl shape, even if he is a little lopsided.

Nice one Gordon!

Hi Tim

Thanks for the comments, he isn't lopsided, he's just eaten too much christmas pudding and is having a nap:)

Best wishes

Gordon

[Beyond_Vision]

Great image Gordon it's one of my favourite open clusters too

Regards

Kevin

[prokyon]

Great! I love it! It is not easy to capture an open cluster so beautiful.

Cheers

Werner

[Breakintheclouds]

Nice picture of one of my favourite sights. I come back to that cluster again and again, although after only seeing it through a telescope I remember a few months ago, whilst searching for comet Hartley 2 with binoculars, being amazed at how small the cluster actually us.

[Mark at Beaufort]

Gordon - Great astro photo of the Owl you can really see the shape.

Hope to meet up in the new year.

Mark

[GordonH]

Hi Mark

Thanks for the comments, I will be at astrofest for the full duration helping out on the Widescreen Centre stand, not sure if I am working for the next society meeting

Best wishes

Gordon