NGC 6633 in Ophiuchus
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CLICK ON IMAGE FOR FULL SIZE VIEW (1800x1350) Scope: Megrez II 80 mm refractor at f/5.6, Location: Laguna Mountains, CA 9 June 2012 Camera: Artemis285 Exposure: 15 x 3.5 min (1x1 bin) exposure with UV/IR block, 10 x 1.5 min (2x2 bin) RGB exposures. Processing: Data Collection - Artemis Capture (as FITs). Calibrated, stacked (Sigma Combine), LRGB channel registration, equalization, central gradient removal - Astroart. Curves, Levels, LRGB combine and finishing - Photoshop. This image is a straightforward LRGB combine with Luminance layering. Final Image size is approximately 1800 x 1350. North is up in this image. NGC 6633 is a cluster with about 30 stars. This is a relatively young cluster whose age is estimated at about 660 million years. The bright star at the lower edge is not a cluster member, but instead it is a foreground star whose distance is 739 light years. The star cluster NGC 6633 itself is about 1,040 light year distant from Earth. Horizontal FOV is 60' Image center is approximately - Equatorial 2000: RA: 18h 27m 35s Dec: +06°32'59"
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