NGC 1528 in Perseus

This open cluster is around 2500 lightyears distant and consists of approx 160 stars. It is considered to be around 370 million years in age.

The image is the result of 1h and 20min of data capture, on an evening in December 2019

ZWO ASI294MC Pro camera through an 8-inch Teleskop-Service Ritchey-Chretien reflector.

Date: 02/12/2019

Photographer: Graham Wilcock

NGC 1528 in Perseus

This open cluster is around 2500 lightyears distant and consists of approx 160 stars. It is considered to be around 370 million years in age.

The image is the result of 1h and 20min of data capture, on an evening in December 2019

ZWO ASI294MC Pro camera through an 8-inch Teleskop-Service Ritchey-Chretien reflector.

Date: 02/12/2019

Photographer: Graham Wilcock