NGC 7243 is an open cluster located in the constellation Lacerta, approximately 2,800 light-years away from Earth. This stellar object reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight at the end of August.
Category: Open Cluster
I found some unused material from M45 while reorganizing my data. The data is from 2021, the telescope has long since been sold, and I first reprocessed it in 2023, then revised it again in 2025 using a new workflow.
The Open Cluster Caldwell 16, NGC 7243 in the constellation Lacerta. The result of a short evening.
Open star clusters are always welcome targets when it is clear that the weather will not hold in the coming days, and only a limited amount of exposure time will be available.
The Fireworks Galaxy and the Open Cluster NGC6939. The result of 4 awesome evenings of integration time.
NGC 6633 is a bright, large open star cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus at roughly 1,040 light-years from Earth and reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed in late June to July when it transits near local midnight.
A reprocessed astrophoto with Mars and Pleiades using an Olympus legacy lens.
The new workflow shows his power also on duo-narrowband material.
The picture combines HA/OIII nebula with RGB stars.
A beautiful open star cluster. I reprocessed also this material.
Legacy Lens from the 1970th meets my new workflow in 2024. The reprocessed version of the Orion region.