2013-09-28; The double open star cluster h & Chi Persei
One of the most visually appealing objects in the autumn sky as seen through an amateur telescope at low power, this double cluster of bright stars can be spotted with the unaided eye as an elongated fuzzy patch below the familiar "W" of the constellation Cassiopeia.
[Nikkor 80-400 mm lens mounted on Nikon D800 camera body; 400 mm focal length; ISO 1600; 3 stacked frames, each 2 minutes at f/4.5]
2013-09-28; The double open star cluster h & Chi Persei
One of the most visually appealing objects in the autumn sky as seen through an amateur telescope at low power, this double cluster of bright stars can be spotted with the unaided eye as an elongated fuzzy patch below the familiar "W" of the constellation Cassiopeia.
[Nikkor 80-400 mm lens mounted on Nikon D800 camera body; 400 mm focal length; ISO 1600; 3 stacked frames, each 2 minutes at f/4.5]