Observation by John Hughes: NGC 2281 - Broken Heart Cluster

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Mr John William Hughes

Observer

John Hughes

Observed

2019 Mar 23 - 21:45

Uploaded

2019 Mar 31 - 11:27

Objects

NGC2281

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Constellation

Auriga

Field centre

RA: 06^h48^m
Dec: +41°08'
Position angle: +178°29'

Field size

1°36' × 1°05'

Equipment

William Optics Z61
ZWO ASI294MC Pro Cooled Camera
Celestron AVX Mount
Orion Mini 50mm Guide Scope
ZWO ASI120MM-S Guide Camera

Exposure

Unity Gain 120

Location

North Essex, UK

Target name

NGC 2281in Auriga

Title

NGC 2281 - Broken Heart Cluster

About this image

As open clusters go NGC 2281 doesn't have much to shout about when comparing it to the Beehive Cluster or Pleaides and appears not to be a common target for Astrophotographers. However, what it does have is a name which accurately depicts what you see.

It's a bit of a magic eye moment, but stare at the bright star in the centre of the frame. This is the 'point' of the heart which sits above it.

20 light frames of 100 s each.

15 dark frames,

25 flat and bias frames.

Thank you for dropping by.

John

Files associated with this observation

NGC2281 No Frame Resized.jpg (613.0 kB)

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