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NGC225 Open Star Cluster

NGC225 Open Star Cluster

NGC225-CCDStack-LRGB-ORG-2--PS1V5-for-website

NGC225 Star Cluster also known as the Pommier Sailboat Cluster  named by Rodney Pommier. This open cluster is in the constellation Cassiopeia. This cluster is approximately 15′ across and about mag 7. Also associated with this star cluster is a dark nebula known as LDN1302 and a reflection nebula VdB4 illuminated by the light from the nearby blue stars. NGC225 is only 10 million years making it one of the youngest star clusters in the galaxy. 

Close up of the Reflection Nebula

NGC225-CCDStack-LRGB-ORG-2-Scaled-PS1-Crop4web

 

FS image 

NGC225-CCDStack-LRGB-ORG-2--PS1V5-FS-

 

 

Luminance 440 min

NGC225--L-440min

Red 220 min

NGC225-R--220min

 

Green 200 min

NGC225-G-200min

 

Blue 300 min

NGC225--B-300min-

 

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Scope               Planewave 17in

Camera            SBIG STXL 11002

Mount               Paramount ME

Filters               Astrodon  LRGB    

Exposures       R 3.6hr   G 3.3hr   B 5hr    L  7.3Hrs    LRGB  20min subs    Total time   19.5Hrs

Location          Sierra Nevada Mountains CA.  Heavens Mirror Observatory  SRO       2014

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