NGC 3532 (aka Whishing Well Open Cluster)
Open Cluster with nebulosity in Carina
(ra:
11:06.04 / dec - 58:40)
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December 2011,
Camping La
Porteña San Antonio de Areco
Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
DATA
TYPE: Open Clusrer
APPARENT MAGNITUDE: 3
SIZE: FOV 2º x 1.36º / NGC 3532
55 arc minutes
DISTANCE: 1300 light years
OBJECT DESCRIPTION AND IMAGE SESSION
This is
one of the Southern finest jewels. It is also known as the "Wishing Well
Open Cluster" because it resembles silver coins shimmering. This target
is a joy to see through an eyepiece. For any summer star party, NGC 3532
is always booked as a "must to see" object. Most non frequent observers
are hooked as much as with The Jewel Box. In light polluted skies the
object is clearly visible with binoculars 12 degrees west of the
Southern Cross
The
image was taken form a new and comfortable site located 100 km away
home.
The
faint HII structures came very well in the Ha channel despite the Moon.
A great target for the TMB 92 SS / QSI 583 WS
IMAGE INFORMATION
SCOPE: TMB 92 SS working
at f5.5
MOUNT: Sky Watcher NEQ6
SKY CONDITIONS:
3/4 Moon Rising during the whole session
CAMERA: QSI 583 WS -10Cº
FILTERS: Baader, Astronomik Ha 6
nm
EXPOSURES:
LHaRGB (30,30,20,20,20)
GUIDING: Orion Short Tube.
Starlight Xpress Lodestar Camera. PHD Guiding ver 12
PROCESSING:
Images Plus (Sigma Median Combination);
NASA Photoshop Fits Liberator, Photoshop CS