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NGC6231 - The "False Comet" Open Cluster

 

 

Object The False Comet, Open Cluster (NGC6231) with Emission Nebula (IC4628)
Telescope (Photo) Televue 85 Refractor @ f/7
Telescope (Guiding) Meade LX200GPS 12" SCT @ f/6.3
Camera (Photo) Olympus OM-1
Camera (Guiding) SBIG ST-4 (direct drive of guiding telescope)
Exposure Detail 15 minutes; Fuji SuperHQ 200 print film; image processing using Photoshop CS
Location Chiefland Astronomy Village, Florida  (N29.409, W82.860)
Date 04/03/05