Wishing Well Cluster
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.
The image was taken at the observatory of IAS at Hakos Farm in Namibia.
Object |
Wishing Well Cluster |
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Catagory |
IAS Hakos, Namibia |
Designation |
NGC 3532 |
Constellation |
Carina |
Optics |
Keller 20 inch Cassegrain f/3 in corrected primary focus |
Camera |
SBIG STL-11000M with internal CFW 5 |
Exposure |
5 x 3min each RGB, Baader filterset. Maxim DL for image acquisition |
Calibration |
Dark + Flat Frame |
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Guiding |
StarlightXpress Lodestar on Schneider OAG, Maxim DL as Guiding Software |
Mount |
Liebscher GEM |
Processing |
Maxim DL5, Photoshop. Color Code RGB |
Location, Date |
IAS-Hakos, Namibia - 16 Apr 2012 |
Remark |
