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Old 08-03-2015, 11:38 AM
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Mimosa and the Jewel Box

Finally a chance to do my own version of CometCatcher's (Kevin's) superb image of Beta Crucis and NGC 4755. Shame I fluffed it by forgetting to rebalance the scope!

Next to the bright star Mimosa (Beta Crucis, the second-brightest star in the Southern Cross) is the beautiful Jewel Box star cluster (NGC 4755). Mimosa is also accompanied by a stunning red "carbon star", making for one of the most colourful areas of starry sky.

This image is made from 120x 30-second images, taken with a Nikon D5100 at ISO 800 and IDAS light pollution filter, on 150mm F/5 Newtonian reflector.
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Old 09-03-2015, 11:21 AM
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Love it Cam beautifully captured colours.
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Old 09-03-2015, 01:15 PM
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That's a ripper Cam.
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Old 09-03-2015, 04:40 PM
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Old 09-03-2015, 10:08 PM
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Wow those star colours are excellent!
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