November 20, 2010

NGC 457 (11-17-2010)

NGC 457 is an open cluster of stars about 8,000 light years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. This image is 33x180" with the AT8RC at f/8, SXVF-H9C.

2 comments:

RoryG said...

That's a neat little cluster. You did a great job on the color and focus!

Polaris B said...

Thanks, Rory! This cluster looks particularly cool on sky-map.org as you zoom into it. It's pretty splashy from further out.