NGC 3532 ZWO ASI 071 Pro

[benklerk]

NGC 3532

Commonly known as the Wishing Well Cluster. It is an open cluster some 1320 light years from Earth in the constellation Carina. Its population of approximately 150 stars of 7th magnitude or fainter and includes seven red giants and seven white dwarfs. The brightest yellow star at the lower left is the 4th-magnitude Cepheid variable star.

GSO 6" RC
HEQ5 Pro
ZWO ASI 071 Pro
3min x 18 = 54min

[RickS]

Very nice, Ben. It's tricky to make an open cluster look interesting, IMO at least, and you've certainly done that.

[h0ughy]

Lovely colours and field of view

[billdan]

Good work Ben, very pretty.

[Atmos]

You’ve really done this quite large open cluster justice. Lovely star colours.

[Ryderscope]

A stunning OC Ben and nicely presented.

[Placidus]

We love clusters with lots of pretty coloured stars.

Thanks for doing this one so nicely. :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Best,
MnT

[strongmanmike]

The golden stars look very attractive :thumbsup:

Mike

[atalas]

Beautiful shot of NGC 3532 :thumbsup:I'd love to see a higher res version!

[Paul Haese]

The colour is great in this shot. Well done.