Photo: The Hyades and NGC1647

Dear All,

here it comes a new one from the latest Star Party I attended on the Italian Alps
last September.
This is a single exposure with my 200mm telephoto lens at full aperture f/4
with a diffuser filtre. Film was Kodak E200. It shows the Hyades and the
open cluster NGC1647.

http://astrofoto.laza.it/en/technica...n/Iadi_en.html

I welcome comments and criticisms as usual

The home page is at http://astrofoto.laza.it

Best regards,
Nicola

This is a single exposure with my 200mm telephoto lens at full aperture =
f/4
with a diffuser filtre. Film was Kodak E200. It shows the Hyades and =
the
open cluster NGC1647.

Very nice. I never noticed NGC 1647 before. I just made your image my
desktop pattern. ;-)

-Florian

"Florian" wrote in message ...

Very nice. I never noticed NGC 1647 before.

Yes, NGC 1647 is one of those objects that suffers from proximity
to a much bigger and brighter one. Actually, it's one of the very
nicest open clusters in the sky.

And while you're in the vicinity, don't miss NGC 1746 (aka 1750 + 1758)
and the lovely pair NGC 1807 and NGC 1817 -- the lesser Double Cluster.
All four (plus, of course, the Hyades and the Pleiades) show beautfully
in binoculars and tiny telescopes.

- Tony Flanders