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NGC 6866

Open Cluster of intermediate age in Cygnus, consisting of 114 stars brighter than mag 16, approx 4100 Ly distant.
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1403.7208.pdf

Imaging Camera: QSI640wsg
Imaging Scope: Celestron 9.25"Edge HD at f/7
Guide Camera: SX Lodestarx2
Mount: Avalon M-Uno Fast Reverse
Filters: Astrodon Gen II LRGB, 5nm Ha
Exposure: 60x1 min Lum unbinned, 30x1 min each RGB unbinned, 3x30 min Ha binx2
Capture: APT
Processing: CCD Stack and PS CC
Date: July 26, 2018
Sky conditions: average seeing, full moon
Location: My front driveway. Morristown, NJ


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Sakib 28-Jul-2018 21:59
With Ha in the background, it really looks like it's floating in space!
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