The open cluster NGC3766 is a very dense cluster located 5500 light years away in the southern constellation Centaurus. It is visible to the naked eye on a dark night, just next to Crux.

OPTICS 10" Newtonian f/5.2
MOUNT Losmandy G11 equatorial
CAMERA Philips ToUCam Pro SC1 webcam
FILTERS None
EXPOSURE 37x30s + 52x30s
DATE/TIME 20/04/2006 10:51 UTC
LOCATION My backyard observatory in west Auckland, New Zealand