Saturday, July 29, 2017

Blanco1 Open Star Cluster

This cluster pretty much fills the frame.  These stars sit about 850 light years distant.  The cluster was discovered in 1949 when a Puerto Rican Astronomer noticed these stars were all of a similar type.
Imaged with Canon 450D and Skywatcher 80ED. 3 x 2 Minute exposures.Processed in Nebulosity and Photoshop.
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