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Open Cluster
NGC 2281
Broken Heart Cluster


Object : NGC 2281 (Cr 116)
Coordinates/Direction : RA: 06h17m, DEC: +41o04'
Object size : 25'
Apparent magnitude : 5.4
Distance : 1722 ly
No solar mass : - stars
Radius : - ly
Find in constellation : Auriga
More to know : Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ NGC 2281

NGC 2281, 2024-11-23

NGC 2281, Open cluster, 2024 Sweden (click on the image to get a full resolution photo in a new window)
Date : 2024-11-23
Time (UT) : 19:03 - 20:09
Mount : SkyWatcher EQ6 Pro, Beltdrive (DIY 2019)
Guide : QHY5 camera with off-axis
Lens/telescope : Pentax 645 FA 300 mm ED f/4 (set to f/4)
Corrector/Barlow : -
Field (FOV) : 6.8x4.5o (full frame) before crop
camera : Nikon D800, QE=0.56, full frame, 36 Mpixel, 14 bit
camera temperature: - , no temperature sensor
Film/CCD : Raw, NEF
Filter : none
Control system: Mount, camera, focus, guide (Ekos) controlled by Astroberry (KStars/Ekos Linux)
Exp. time : 60x60 seconds, iso400, dithered every third image
Image process tool : Siril, GraXpert, Gimp, Irfanview
Processing : flat, astro metric color calibration, background
Weather : Clear sky, Rel Humidity -, Moon Phase 46%, Temperature ?o C
Site : Sweden, Stockholm, Hagsätra. Bortle 9
Free view Az: 20o to 90o, 165o to 185o, Alt: 20o to 55o
Comment : More than one years ago I took this image, but never processed it. Now in 2026 I do it with today's tools.
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