The Great Mystery!!!

[kljucd1 (Daniel)]

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 .

Let me know

Thanks

Daniel...

[madwayne (Wayne)]

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 (Phil)]

I'd say it looks like the Jewel box as well, here's a better link within this catalogue for identification. You can sort by various parameters including constellation BTW.

[Karlsson]

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 (Andrew)]

Originally Posted by Karlsson

to me the Jewel Box has a characteristic A-shape formed by its brightest stars

I agree.

Rather I reckon you took a shot of NGC3766 (mag 5.3) just over the border in Centaurus

It is NGC3766 - The Pearl Cluster.
Paul Mayo took this shot of NGC3766.

[edwardsdj (Doug)]

It doesn't look like the Jewelbox to me either.

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

The two orange stars on the outskirts are giveaways. NGC3766

Here is a close up of the Jewel box.

[Ric]

NGC3766 looks the better fit to me.

Definitely a lovely capture of this cluster

Well done

[Peter Ward]

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 (Doug)]

No, it's definately NGC 3766

[Peter Ward]

Agreed!

Originally Posted by edwardsdj

No, it's definately NGC 3766

[kljucd1 (Daniel)]

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 (Michael)]

Yes, deffinitely NGC 3766 Daniel

http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike20...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