M41

Here's another, re-processed attempt at the open cluster, M41. It's right below the brightest star in the sky, Sirius. The stars are only about 240 million years old.. which is about 1.7% the age of our Universe. They're just babies. :)

 

12/25/11

Escondido, CA

1x10, 1x20, 1x15 second exposures ISO 6400

1x30, 1x55 second exposures ISO 3200

Images stacked in DeepSkyStacker, processed in Gimp 2

80mm Skywatcher Refractor LXD75 EQ Mount

Canon Rebel T3 DLSR

Done