
Open Cluster NGC 5460: This is a rather less known and unconspicuous Open Cluster in the constellation of Centaurus, but nevertheless a nice object to observe and photograph. Up to 40 suns are arranged in a dense background of stars and range in their color from white blue to orange red.
Close to the center in a row of stars a very faint background galaxy (PGC 50388) can be detected. Another brighter one (PGC 50448) is found in the lower left part of this image.
Object |
Open Cluster NGC 5460 |
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Catagory |
Open Clusters |
Designation |
NGC 5460 |
Constellation |
Centaurus |
Optics |
TMB 130 f/6 with Field Flattener |
Camera |
SBIG STL 11000M with internal CFW 5 |
Exposure |
5 x 5min each (1x1 bin) Astrodon True Balance RGB filterset. Maxim DL for image acquisition |
Calibration |
Dark Frame |
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Guiding |
Selfguiding |
Mount |
Astro-Physics 900 GTO |
Processing |
Maxim DL5, Photoshop. Color Code RGB |
Location, Date |
Somerset West, South Africa - 26 April 2009 |
Remark |