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 The center
            of this field is dominated by four overlapping open clusters,
            the center third of the frame belonging to the loose cluster
            CR316 a 3.4 magnitude degree and a half diameter object consisting
            of scores of blue and yellow stars. The centerpiece of this field
            is the brilliant open cluster NGC6231, a blazing 2.6th magnitude
            is one of the most brilliant in the entire sky. The large red
            nebulosity above is IC4628, part of a  very scattered group of
            nebulosity known as Gum 56 encompassing the entire field of view
            here with looping wreaths of nebulosity. 

            
Several dark nebula
            are noted, just to the very left of IC4628 is SL 20, and on the
            left edge is SL23. If you can, try to view the larger images,
            the wealth of details here is amazing.

Instrument:  8" f/1.5 Celestron Schmidt Camera
Platform:  Homemade GEM
Film:  Kodak Supra 400
CCD Autoguider: ST4
Exposure:  8mins
Filters:  NONE
Location:  Happy Jack, Arizona
Elevation:  6800 ft.
Sky:  Seeing 8/10, Transparency 8/10
Outside Temperature:  45 F
Processing: Photoshop, PixInsight Pro.
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