Melotte 15 (part of IC 1805)

Mel 15, IC 1805

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Object

Type

Cluster with nebula
Constellation Cassiopeia
Coordinates RA:02h 32m 36s  D:+61° 27' 00"
Magnitude 6,6
Size 21x21 arc min

Image

Optics Celestron 8" SC with reducer at f/6,3
Mount Losmandy G11 with Gemini goto
Camera Sbig ST10XME with CFW8-A filters wheel
Exposure Halpha-LRGB 170-70-50-60-80 minutes
Notes Here you can find my elaboration of Melotte 15 with data aquired by Jim Misti with his OGS 32" RC and STL11000 at the Misti Mountain Observatory.

 

 

 

Below you can see a crop of the H-Alpha channel

 

 

Where is this object in the night sky? Below a sky chart of the location (from Stellarium 8.0 planetarium).

 

 

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