Can I have some help on this one - took a mystery object last night

h0ughy (David) · #1 01-07-2010, 08:22 PM

Hi learned people,

I took a quick shot last night as i took my son to Scouts - was only an hours worth and i pointed the scope in a region somewhere below or around Sagittarius. It is an open cluster with one distinctive feature - a large red star in a sea of blue ones? Its rather pretty, but in my haste I didn’t note what it could have been.

So – the challenge – can you positively identify the image contents?

Octane (Humayun) · #2 01-07-2010, 08:34 PM

M6.

H

adman (Adam) · #3 01-07-2010, 08:40 PM

beat me by that much H....

M6 it is

dugnsuz (Doug) · #4 01-07-2010, 08:45 PM

Nice shot too Houghy

Octane (Humayun) · #5 01-07-2010, 08:45 PM

Adam,

It was the first open cluster I ever shot, and, I've loved it since. : )

H

h0ughy (David) · #6 01-07-2010, 08:49 PM

well blow me down - so it is

thanks guys - LOL its not good to point and shoot with no idea what you are aimaing at LOL.

Hey i recon that should be the image of the month to guess some obscure object from a photo LOL

i only has 5 minutes to turn on the pc, start the mount aim and shoot - never would have been able to have done it without the observatory

h0ughy (David) · #7 01-07-2010, 08:53 PM

ok i moved the thread from General Chat to Deep sky now that i know what it is LOL

h0ughy (David) · #8 01-07-2010, 08:56 PM

ok - the usual - Stacked in deep sky stacker, and processed in Pixinsight 1.6. Its only 54 minutes worth (stack of 3 min exposures ISO 800) 127Ed and the cooled Canon40D. Resized in Photoshop for the web

SkyViking (Rolf) · #9 01-07-2010, 08:56 PM

It's a beautiful shot David. I was star hopping tonight and got it in the field by 'accident' - "That's the Butterfly Cluster for sure!" I thought, even though I've never observed it before, it was just so striking - really loks like a butterfly!

adman (Adam) · #10 01-07-2010, 08:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Octane

Adam,

It was the first open cluster I ever shot, and, I've loved it since. : )

H

No wonder you beat me - you knew it by sight, I had to go atlas-hunting!

Adam

PeterM · #11 01-07-2010, 09:45 PM

N.I.C.E. very,very.
PeterM.

h0ughy (David) · #12 01-07-2010, 09:52 PM

thanks Peter

h0ughy (David) · #13 01-07-2010, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SkyViking

It's a beautiful shot David. I was star hopping tonight and got it in the field by 'accident' - "That's the Butterfly Cluster for sure!" I thought, even though I've never observed it before, it was just so striking - really loks like a butterfly!

thanks Rolf

JD2439975 (Justin) · #14 02-07-2010, 01:27 AM

That came up nicely David, one red amongst blue is a real stand out.

Now there's an idea for a variation on the "the next photo" challenge...the "what's this" challenge.

mexhunter (César) · #15 02-07-2010, 05:31 AM

Hi HOUGHY:
Very nice photography.
Many grettings
Cesar

allan gould · #16 02-07-2010, 08:54 AM

I remember the first time I saw M6 (ButterflyCluster) and it really impressed itself in my mind as thats just what it looked like.
Nice shot David.

DavidU (Dave) · #17 02-07-2010, 09:39 AM

Yep, thats a good one.

h0ughy (David) · #18 02-07-2010, 10:37 AM

thanks guys - had fun finding out what it was

RB (Andrew) · #19 02-07-2010, 11:02 AM

Oh lovely shot Dave !
Turned out nicely for a 54 min exposure.
Love the star colours.

h0ughy (David) · #20 02-07-2010, 11:09 AM

thanks RB - LOL now you have seen what i have its easy to get a quick shot in