NGC-225

About Image:

NGC 225, affectionately known as the "Sailboat Cluster", is a loose, magnitude 7.0 open star cluster located roughly 2,200 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. Discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1783, this celestial target features about 20 bright stars that form a curved, sail-like shape.

Equipment & Details:

Optics: Orion 8” inch 3.9f Newtonian astrograph with 2" MPCC Mark III coma corrector

Camera: Canon 60D DSLR unmoddified

Mount: Celestron AVX

Guiding: Orion starshoot autoguider 60mm guide scope

Dates: October 22, 25, November 1, 21, 25, 28-2024

Location: Clarksdale Missouri

Exposures: Lights 235 x 4-minutes subs, ISO-1250 total 15 hours 40 minutes

Processing: Pixlnsight, Photoshop CS5