Open Cluster in Serpens ( IC4756 )
Size: 52' x 52' Magnitude: 5.40 RA: 18:39:00 DEC: 00:27:00
Best obeserved in June at midnight
Scope:Fornax 50 Mount / Zenitar 16 mm f/2.8 Fish Eye
Imaging Method:prime focus
Camera/CCD:Canon EOS 300D (digital rebel)
Location:11deg 32min 42sec east 49deg 13min 54sec north, Germany
Condition:Seeing: fair - Transparency: fair
Exposure:mean of 17 frames 120 s each
Description:stopped down to f/8, wide angle of appr. 80 degrees, that's why a part of the 12 inch Newtonian is visible :)
Photographer:Tom Licha, 26.06.2004
photo ranked: 2.81 with 26 votes (not realtime, last updated: 13.11.2009 12:50)
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