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kljucd1
10-02-2008, 12:30 AM
Hi,

As stated in another thread, I was out imaging M42 tonight and after I captured all my images I moved the scope over towards the Southern Cross and noticed the following. Does anyone recognise it, sorry about the image :shrug:.

Let me know

Thanks :)

Daniel...
madwayne
10-02-2008, 01:04 AM
My guesstimate would be the Jewel Box Cluster NGC4755, more information here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_4755.

To my fairly untrained eye.

Regards
acropolite
10-02-2008, 09:11 AM
I'd say it looks like the Jewel box as well, here's a better link (http://www.ngc891.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Stars&file=obj&id=4755&cat=NGC)within this catalogue (http://www.ngc891.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Stars&file=constellation)for identification. You can sort by various parameters including constellation BTW.
Karlsson
10-02-2008, 11:20 AM
Errr - I beg to differ. It had me stumped there for a while, as I was looking around in Crux - to me the Jewel Box has a characteristic A-shape formed by its brightest stars, which I did not see in your image.

Rather I reckon you took a shot of NGC3766 (mag 5.3) just over the border in Centaurus - I have attached a CdC screen copy to about the same orientation as your image - I believe this is a better fit... :)
RB
10-02-2008, 11:33 AM
I agree.


It is NGC3766 - The Pearl Cluster.
Paul Mayo took this shot of NGC3766 (http://www.skylab.com.au/pmsa/NGC3766.html).
edwardsdj
10-02-2008, 11:33 AM
It doesn't look like the Jewelbox to me either.
[1ponders]
10-02-2008, 12:15 PM
The two orange stars on the outskirts are giveaways. NGC3766

Here is a close up of the Jewel box.
Ric
10-02-2008, 12:27 PM
NGC3766 looks the better fit to me.

Definitely a lovely capture of this cluster

Well done
Peter Ward
10-02-2008, 12:33 PM
On the road at present so don't have the software to do a pattern match on the lappy......Could it be NGC6231?

Here's one I prepared earlier... :)

http://www.atscope.com.au/newsky/ngc6231rgb.jpg


Peter
edwardsdj
10-02-2008, 12:41 PM
No, it's definately NGC 3766 :)
Peter Ward
10-02-2008, 12:49 PM
Agreed!
kljucd1
10-02-2008, 03:00 PM
Hi,

Cool, thanks guys!! :)

Normally I would choose an object and go to it, last night I decided to scan the sky and found the above.

Thanks Heaps!!!

Daniel...
strongmanmike
10-02-2008, 10:56 PM
Yes, deffinitely NGC 3766 Daniel

http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/55286575/large

It's fun panning around sometimes huh? If I recal that is pretty much what I did for the above image too :)

I like your field of view

Mike