Can anyone guess what this object is ?

PhotonCollector (Paul) · #1 06-05-2008, 10:07 PM

Geeday everyone,

And now for something completely different... can anyone guess what object this is ?

Better look at the image here http://www.skylab.com.au/pmsa/guess.html

Paul

dugnsuz (Doug) · #2 06-05-2008, 10:21 PM

The "Buggered If I Know Cluster" - and adjacent IC red!

seeker372011 (Narayan) · #3 06-05-2008, 10:21 PM

i give up !

PhotonCollector (Paul) · #4 06-05-2008, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dugnsuz

The "Buggered If I Know Cluster" - and adjacent IC red!

LOL - that's very good

EzyStyles (Eric) · #5 07-05-2008, 12:27 AM

Paul, part of NGC3572? great shot btw, ibet you are missng the cooled 350d

jase (Jason) · #6 07-05-2008, 12:50 AM

Darn.. if only the image was in FITS format, I'd plate solve it and tell you the precise RA and DEC.

Oh well. I think Eric is on the ball with this one.

Alchemy (Clive) · #7 07-05-2008, 05:36 AM

its actually NGC 3532. RA 11h 5m 51 sec Dec-58 deg 46' 43"

an open cluster with mambership of about 150 stars too easy (Yawn )....