M67
Open Cluster in Cancer

 

            
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 This cluster
            is dimmer than the last few offerings, and in fact my best previous
            effort yielded little more than a tiny pile of pure white stars
            on a black background. Now for the first time I can really appreciate
            this cluster for its multi-hued beauty, and piles of hundreds
            of dim stars sprinkled with hot blue super giant outliers. South
            is up here in this 1.5 degree wide field.

            
Object Details:

            
Also known as NGC2682,
            this cluster is a moderate 7th magnitude, and half a degree wide.
            200 cluster members have been identified. A half dozen faint
            galaxies also occupy this field. Most are near 16 - 17th magnitude
            and are small and yellowish in coloration. 

Optics:  8" f/4 Newtonian Astrograph w/Baader MPCC Coma Corrector
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200  
Camera:  Hutech Modified Canon XTi @ ISO800
Exposure:  12 x 5m
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  2/10, Transparency 9/10
Outside Temperature:  45F
Processing Tools:  Photoshop CS2, Images Plus 3.82
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