NGC 4755 - The Jewel Box Cluster

[Stevec35]

Last night I imaged the Jewel Box under pretty good conditions. It must have been a good night because the fog rolled in 10 minutes after I had finished.

Cheers

Steve

http://members.pcug.org.au/~stevec/ngc4755_STX16200_RC14.htm

[el_draco]

Ah yes, one of my absolute favourites, nicely captured. :thumbsup:

[Peter Ward]

Lovely result :thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Stevec35]

Thanks Peter. One of those nights where everything went right. Of course it is an easy object. Not like the things I normally go after.



Thanks mate

[alpal]

Good pic Steve.
I love it how one star is orange.
It's also a great target to test & compare eyepieces.


cheers
Allan

[Stevec35]

Thanks Allan. There are a few other clusters that have a red star too. NGC 3293 is one that springs to mind.

[Maurice]

Thats a great image Steve.
Lovely colours
Cheers
Maurice

[DJT]

Nicely done Steve, glad you are getting some imaging time.:thumbsup:

[Stevec35]

Thanks guys!

[strongmanmike]

Great cluster image Steve, it really is a gem :)

One minor recommendation, the sharpening looks just a tad harsh, causing ring artefacts around the bright stars, if you could back this off a little I think the bright stars would look more natural and glow a little more :thumbsup:

Mike

[marc4darkskies]

Very nice result Steve!

[Stevec35]

Thanks Marcus



Thanks for the feedback Mike. I honestly didn't think I used a lot of sharpening but it was processed in haste so I might go back and take a bit more time over it.

[RickS]

Very jewel like, Steve :thumbsup:

[IanP]

Really lovely gems :thumbsup:
I second Mike's ...

[Stevec35]

Thanks guys. Glad you liked it.

[Paul Haese]

Nice composition Steve and I like the colour too.

[Stevec35]

Thanks Paul

[Regulus]

Such a classic little cluster for all us southerners. Nicely done Steve

Trevor

[Stevec35]

Thanks Trevor. It was one of those nights where just about everything went right.

[Placidus]

It absolutely glows and sparkles. Beautiful.

And good to see an open cluster.

Best,
M & T

[Shiraz]

really beautiful Steve - it just glows.

[Stevec35]

Thanks guys. Such an easy photo to take though. Perhaps I ought to just stick to star clusters.

[Andy01]

Them thar stars be downright mighty purty. :thumbsup:
Y'all did a fine job ;)

[gregbradley]

That's really very good Steve. I find the Jewel Box is very hard to image and I have never gotten one myself I was happy with. It always seems so much nicer visually.

Your one though sparkles nicely.

Greg.

[Stevec35]

Thanks Mike. I'm a bit surprised you have trouble with it.



Thanks Andy. Star clusters seem to be what I do best