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IC 2395 – Open Cluster in Vela

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IC 2395 – Open Cluster in Vela – IAS Remote Telescope, Hakos, Namibia – Feb 2023 – RGB v1

Another open cluster of the southern skies … and a lot of cosmic “Schmodder” ;-)

All details at Astrobin, see also Herbert Walter’s Astrobin IOTD.

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NGC 2547 – Open Cluster in Vela

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NGC 2547 – Open Cluster in Vela – IAS Remote Telescope, Hakos, Namibia – Feb 2023 – HaRGB v1

Quite a bit more colorful nebulosity in this image of NGC 2547, an open cluster in Vela. Took me while to finalize the image processing, the data is back from February 2023, using the IAS remote telescope at Hakos.

All details at Astrobin.

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Coathanger

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Cr 399 – Coathanger in Vulpecula – Jun 2023 – LRGB v1

Back to the roots. After all the data acquired under pristine Namibian skies, both locally and remotely, I managed to capture the Coathanger Asterism in my backyard. A few days after summer solstice, when astronomical dusk isn’t reached during the night.

All details at Astrobin.

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