NGC457 "The Alien"

 Posted: Aug 27th, 2025
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Technical Info
Telescope/Lens: Sky-Watcher 250 PDS
Camera: RisingCam 571C
Mount: Sky-Watcher NEQ6 PRO SynScan
Guide Scope: 60/240
Guide Camera: ToupTek 290M
Software: N.I.N.A., DeepSkyStacker4
Accessories: Sharpstar 0.95x
Exposure:
32 x 60" ISO/Gain: 100
Orange, Bortle 6 zone:
 Polushkino Mosk Obl, Russia
 Aug 22nd, 2025
32 m
967
Resolution: 2400x3600 px
Scale: 3589 KB
A very beautiful open star cluster in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is easily visible visually in small amateur telescopes. Due to its distinctive shape, it has earned the unofficial nicknames "Dragonfly," "Owl," and "Alien"...
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