Wishing Well Cluster: This cluster is one of the most magnificent of all the wonderful Open Clusters in the southern skies. It lies very close to Eta Carinae and can be recognized with unsupported eyes at a dark night. In a low power telescope or even better with binoculars it is an unforgettable sight with its extended shape. Hundreds of differently colored stars never end to amaze one.
Object |
Wishing Well Cluster |
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Catagory |
Open Clusters |
Designation |
NGC 3532 |
Constellation |
Carina |
Optics |
Takahashi FSQ 106 ED f/5 |
Camera |
SBIG STL 11000M with internal CFW 5 |
Exposure |
3 x 3min each RGB, Baader filterset. Maxim DL for image acquisition |
Calibration |
Dark + Flat Frame |
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Guiding |
StarlightXpress Lodestar with Schneider OAG, Maxim DL as Guiding Software |
Mount |
Astro-Physics 900 GTO |
Processing |
Maxim DL5, Photoshop. Colorcode RGB |
Location, Date |
Somerset West, South Africa - 18 Apr 2015 |
Remark |