NGC Clusters

NGC Clusters of Stars Within Our Galaxy

NGC 129 in Cassiopeia

Meade 2080 8 in SCT, f/6.3 reducer, Pentax K110D, 30 sec * 32

NGC 133, NGC 146, SAC 14 in Cassiopeia

Meade 2080 8 in SCT, f/6.3 reducer
Mosaic of four frames of 3 min * 3

NGC 457 "ET" Cluster in Cassiopeia
Can you see the little Extra Terrestial with big eyes?

Meade 2080 8 in SCT, f/6.3 reducer, Pentax K110D, 30 sec * 34

NGC 559 Cluster in Cassiopeia

Meade 2080 8 in f/10 SCT, SBIG ST-7E

NGC 869/884 "Double Cluster" in Persius

Orion ST-80, SBIG ST-7E, 6 section mosaic, each section 10 * 15 sec

NGC 869/884 "Double Cluster" in Persius

Stellarvue Nighthawk, Pentax K100D, 30 sec * 14

NGC 1528 Cluster in Persius

Orion ST-80, SBIG ST-7E, 60 sec * 10

NGC 1857 Cluster in Auriga

Meade 2080 8 in f/10 SCT, SBIG ST-7E

NGC 2141 Cluster in Orion

Meade 2080 8 in SCT, f/6.3 Reducer, SBIG ST-7E, 3 min * 14

NGC 2169 "37 Cluster" in Orion

Meade 2080 8 in f/10 SCT, SBIG ST-7E, 40 sec * 5

NGC 2194 Cluster in Gemini

Meade 2080 8 in SCT, f/6.3 reducer, SBIG ST-7E, 10 min

NGC 2246 Cluster in Monoceros
The Rosette is missing. My DSLR is weak in Red but does great star fields

Stellarvue Nighthawk 80-f6 Pentax K100D 4 min * 8

NGC 2374 Cluster in Canus Major

Meade 2080 8 in SCT, SBIG ST-7E, 4 min * 2

NGC 2527 Cluster in Puppis

Meade 2080 8 in SCT, SBIG ST-7E, 3 min * 4

NGC 6633 Cluster in Ophiuchus

Stellarvue Nighthawk 80mm, SBIG ST-7E, 1 min* 4

NGC 6709 Cluster in Aquila

Meade 2080 8 in SCT, f/5 reducer, SBIG ST-7E, 20 sec

NGC 6755 Cluster in Aquila
I like the figures drawn by the strings of stars in this and other clusters.

Meade 2080 8 in SCT, f/5 reducer, SBIG ST-7E, 1 min

NGC 6830 Cluster in Vulpecula
The "lazy 38" cluster?

Meade 2080 8 in SCT, f/5 reducer, SBIG ST-7E, 30 sec

NGC 7023 Cluster with Nebulosity in Cepheus
My first successfull multi-image stacking

Meade 2080 8 in SCT, f/5 reducer, SBIG ST-7E, 30 sec * 9

NGC 7086 Cluster in Cygnus

Meade 2080 8 in f/10 SCT, SBIG ST-7E

NGC 7243 Cluster in Laserta

Meade 2080 8 in SCT, f/6.3 reducer, SBIG ST-7E, 2 min * 4 exp * 4 frames

NGC 7762 Cluster in Cepheus

Meade 2080 8 in SCT, f/6.3 reducer, SBIG ST-7E, 3 min * 15 exp

NGC 7789 Cluster in Cassiopeia

Stellarvue Nighthawk, SBIG ST-7E, 1 min * 22

IC 4756 Cluster in Scutum

Stellarvue Nighthawk, SBIG ST-7E, 2 min * 4

SAC STK-2 Cluster in Cassiopeia

Stellarvue Nighthawk, SBIG ST-7E, Mosaic Upper 60 sec * 6, lower 60 sec * 9

SAC TR-3 Cluster in Cassiopeia

Meade 2080 8 in SCT, f/6.3 reducer, Pentax K110D, 30 sec * 34

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