NGC 4755 ZWO ASI 1600mm

[benklerk]

The Jewel Box, is an open cluster in the constellation Crux (the southern Cross). This cluster is one of the youngest known, with an estimated age of 14 million years. It has a total integrated magnitude of 4.2, its about 6,440 light years from Earth, and contains just over 100 stars.
The cluster has many blue type stars but has 1 red supergiant star, with is about 600x bigger than out sun.

First object using my new mono camera!!!!

GSO RC 6
HEQ5 Pro belt mod
ZWO ASI 1600mm with filter wheel
L 17 x 3m
R 25 x 4m
G 20 x 4m
B 20 x 4m
Pixinsight

[Atmos]

Lovely and colourful!
Are you using a flattener with your scope? The stars are looking quite reasonable in the corners.

[benklerk]

Hi Colin

Yes, I use a orion field flattner, if I don't I get bad coma in all the edges. Its a problem with the 6"RC.

[willik]

Nice image of the Jewel box nice colours
Martin

[AstroBogan]

Very nice image!

Makes me very excited to finally use my RC6 (once I collimate the bloody thing :lol:)

[Lognic04]

Awesome!!! Picking up my FW/filters tomorrow so i can start doing proper imaging as well!!! :) Can't wait to see what you get with your new cam!

[multiweb]

Superb! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[cometcatcher]

Always great looking images from that RC6!

[Ryderscope]

Good one and I agree with Colin that it presents a well corrected field. Certainly is a very colourful field of stars.

[Placidus]

Had to think about this one for a few days, because you've pushed it harder than we might, but your interpretation is very valid and very fine.

Well done.

MnT

[Paul Haese]

That's a pretty good effort for a first time with mono. Nice colour and star shapes.

[LewisM]

They sure do sparkle!