These objects are located in the Cepheus constellation approximately 8500 light years away. The nebulosity surrounding the open cluster is apparently quite difficult to observe visually, curious to know if any of the club members have observed this?


This is the first deep sky image I have taken with my C9.25, I added a reducer to the imaging train to turn this scope from F 10 to F 6.3 to be able to shorten the amount of exposure time on targets.


Celestron C9.25 XLT
Antares f/6.3 reducer
ZWO ASI2600MC Duo
STC Astro Duo Band filter
Skywatcher EQ6-R Pro
ZWO ASIAIR Plus
84 x 300s Bin 2
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