- Description: Open Cluster M29 in Cygnus. A bright but compact open cluster,
50 stars in an area 6 arc minutes in diameter. Note the faint red nebulosity in the
background. This is part of the Gamma Cygni complex which I was not expecting to pick up
with this new camera but it could use more exposure time. A wide field view of this
nebula is visible here. M29, also known as NGC6913, M29 is a
magnitude 6.6 cluster of about 50 stars in a grouping 6 arc minutes across.
- Camera: SBIG ST-10XME at -20C
- Filter: AstroDon RGB
- Scope: TMB175 refractor at f8.
- Exposure: 6 x 3 minutes red, 6 x 3 green, 6 x 3 blue.
- Location: Summit of Mt. Kobau, B.C.
- Date: August 18, 2009
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