NGC 225 (The Sailboat Cluster) and vdB4 - Open Cluster and Reflection Nebula in Cassiopeia
The sparkling Sailboat Cluster sits in a field filled with dust, some of which is illuminated blue by nearby hot stars. Steve Mandel and I gathered 25 hours of data through clear, red, green and blue filters to produce this image.
PlaneWave CDK17 17" f/6.8 Astrograph
PlaneWave L-500 mount
Moravian C3-61000 Pro CMOS Camera
Total exposure: LRGB 25 hours
Deep Space Remote Observatories - North at Sierra Remote Observatories in California
September 2024
Data acquisition by Bob Fera and Steve Mandel
Copyright: Bob Fera