Open Cluster M52 and Bubble Nebula
Open Cluster M52 and Bubble Nebula: This open cluster is one of the richest among the many open clusters in Cassiopeia in the high northern sky and also among all Messier Open Clusters.The extent of the cluster is 22 LY and the distance about 4500 LY. To the lower right there is a faint galactic emission nebula NGC 7635, also called Bubble Nebula.
Object |
Open Cluster M52 and Bubble Nebula |
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Catagory |
Open Clusters |
Designation |
M 052 |
Constellation |
Cassiopeia |
Optics |
TMB 130 f/6 |
Camera |
QHY8/ALccd 6c |
Exposure |
10 x 5min, IDAS LPS filter, Maxim DL for image acquisition |
Calibration |
No Dark- and Flat Frame |
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Guiding |
Meade DSI Pro II and TMB 80 as Guide Scope, Guiding Software: Maxim DL |
Mount |
Astro-Physics 900 GTO |
Processing |
ImagesPlus, Neat Image, Photoshop |
Location, Date |
Eningen, Germany - 14 July 2007 |
Remark |
