NGC 371 - the Rose open cluster

[jsmoraes (Jorge)]

Well, my photo doesn't show it as a real rose, despite I have tried to do. But it was done !

More one inside Small Magellanic Cloud.

At bottom NGC 395 and IC 1624 - left to right

large scale: http://cdn.astrobin.com/images/thumb..._watermark.jpg

GSO 305 mm - Canon Rebel XT - ISO 800 - 52 min - 52 x 60 sec - OAG - ASI120MC - Coma corr.

[Larryp (Laurie)]

Nice work, Jorge. Looks like a rose to me

[jsmoraes (Jorge)]

Thank you, Larry. It is a very interesting and nice DSO. A better camera and with filters LRGB and narrow band to Hydrogen should show better the rose.

http://members.pcug.org.au/~stevec/N...STL6303_RC.htm
http://www.eso.org/public/archives/i...n/eso1111a.jpg

[stevous67 (Steve M)]

I think you've a pretty good job! Looks good.

Steve

[jsmoraes (Jorge)]

Thank you, Steve.
Yes, I can say that with the original photos, work to obtain this image was a great effort. I am having a "tsunami" of humidity on atmosphere, with much thin fog. The light pollution increase very much with it. And I have no filters, yet.
But I am happy with the final result.
My goal now is explore Small Magellanic. I want all his structures.

[jsmoraes (Jorge)]

And taking reference from ESO image, a repro:

full: http://www.astrobin.com/64621/0/
detail: http://www.astrobin.com/full/64622/0/

[jase (Jason)]

Fascinating cluster Jorge. I can see the resemblance of a rose in your first image. So much going on in the SMC, its a nice find. Well done.

[jsmoraes (Jorge)]

Thank you, Jason.
The first is better. Unhappily I was not efficient with my repro. I lost the resemblance. I must try again.

And it was done !

large scale: http://cdn.astrobin.com/images/thumb..._watermark.jpg