The Milky Way around the constellation Cassiopeia
About
this Object
This wide field image is of the area around the constellation Cassiopeia, a prominent constellation high in the fall and early winter sky. Clouds of dust, bright emission nebula and star clusters are pelntiful in this part of the Milky Way. Easily visible in the image are NGC 281, The Pacman Nebula, IC 1396, where the Elephant Trunk nebula resides, CED 214, the bright red emission nebula near center top, NGC 7789, the bright star cluster near center, M52 and the bubble nebula, above and to the right of NGC 7789,
Image
Details
- Optics : Canon 35mm lens @f4
- Mount: Astro Trac
- Camera: Modified Canon 350D
- Filters: None
- Exposure: 20 exposures @ 4min
- Camera/Mount Control: Interval timer
- Location: Stellarvue Deep Sky Party, Likely CA
- Date: July 2011
