NGC 6819 – an open cluster in the constellation Cygnus

on Monday, October 31, 2016

I had some extra time during an observing session in August 2016 and decided to snap a view pictures of this open cluster in Cygnus, designated NGC 6819. I was surprised at how nice it looked just in the sub-frames! This open cluster is about 7,200 lights years away and has a magnitude of 7.3.

Tech Specs: This image is composed of 32 x 15 second images at ISO 3200 with additional dark and bias frames using a Meade LX90 12” telescope, Antares Focal Reducer, and Canon 6D camera. Imaging was done on August 22, 2016.

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