King Cobra Cluster - M67

Posted: May 2nd, 2020

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Telescope/Lens: Sky-Watcher 130/650 PDS

Camera: Canon 550 D

Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ5

Guide Scope: No guide

Software: DeepSkyStacker, FitStacker, PhotoShop

Accessories: Sky-Watcher F5 Coma Corrector 2"

Exposure:

200 x 30" ISO/Gain: 3200

Red, Bortle 7 zone:

Kharkiv, Ukraine

1 h 40 m

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The open star cluster Royal Cobra, or M67, in the constellation Cancer.
Balcony in Kharkiv, red zone of light pollution.

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I've never heard that name before.... Where does it come from?

3 May, 2020 Reply

Igor Malik Replied to Hiparon

Yes, the name is rarely seen in Cyrillic. However, it is popular in Latin script: https://www.google.ru/search?q=king+cobra+cluster&newwindow=1&ei=bIquXsanHv-Fk74PnLSXeA&start=0&sa=N&ved=2ahUKEwjGjbi9rJfpAhX_wsQBHRzaBQ84ChDy0wN6BAgLEC4&biw=1280&bih=933

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