NGC457 - the Owl Cluster

NGC457 - the Owl Cluster

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: Canda Technologies dry-ice cold camera Film: Fujichrome 400 Scope: Meade " f10 2080 Exposure: 30 minutes Location: Wilson Coulee Observatory, Alberta. Date: 15 September, 1987

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: Canda Technologies dry-ice cold camera
Film: Fujichrome 400
Scope: Meade " f10 2080
Exposure: 30 minutes
Location: Wilson Coulee Observatory, Alberta.
Date: 15 September, 1987