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Messier 67 (M67, NGC 2682) is an open star cluster in the constellation Cancer and is
about 2700 light years away. It is one of the older open clusters known and is estimated
to contain well over 500 stars. Old clusters have mostly yellow and red stars since the hot,
short-lived blue stars have gone supernova relatively early. Still, there are a number of
blue 'stragglers' as they are called visible in the cluster. Were these stragglers captured
from another cluster? Their origins are not understood at the present time.
Date: Mar 2014
Location: New Ringgold PA
Optics: Hyperion f/8 12.5 inch, FL 2540 mm
Mount: Paramount ME
Camera: Apogee U8300
Guiding: ST-402 on Innovations Foresight On-Axis Guider, SharpLock focusing method
Exposure: RGB: R:23x5 min, G:22x3 min, B:18x5 min for a total of 4.5 hrs.
Processing: Image acquisition using CCD Autopilot. Initial processing was done using Maxim DL with subsequent processing with Photoshop.
Date: Mar 2014
Location: New Ringgold PA
Optics: Hyperion f/8 12.5 inch, FL 2540 mm
Mount: Paramount ME
Camera: Apogee U8300
Guiding: ST-402 on Innovations Foresight On-Axis Guider, SharpLock focusing method
Exposure: RGB: R:23x5 min, G:22x3 min, B:18x5 min for a total of 4.5 hrs.
Processing: Image acquisition using CCD Autopilot. Initial processing was done using Maxim DL with subsequent processing with Photoshop.
Blue Mountain Vista Observatory New Ringgold PA
M 67