- Description: NGC457 - the Owl Cluster in Cassiopeia, sometimes called the
E.T. cluster. Also known as Herschel H VII-42. NGC457 covers about 13 arc minutes of sky,
contains about 80 stars shining at a total magnitude of 6.4. The two brightest stars in
the cluster are the "eyes" of the owl!
- Camera: SBIG ST-8XE at -15C
- Filter: SBIG standard RGB filter set
- Scope: Takahashi FSQ-106N
- Mount: Losmandy G-11
- Exposure: 2x5 min R, 2x5 min G, 2x6 min B
- Location: Wilson Coulee Observatory, Alberta.
- Date: August 5, 2006
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