Berkeley 15   +   vdB 32


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Object identification (2.3MB)

DSLR widefield image


Object data of Berkeley15

Object type: Open star cluster (I2m)
Size: 9'
Magnitude: Brightest star 15mag
Constellation: Aur
Distance: 11,000 Ly
   
Notes: Berkeley 15 is an open star cluster in the constellation Auriga, about 11,000 light years distant. This open cluster is strongly reddened by interstellar dust: E(B-V) = 0.88mag.

The faint reflection nebula vdB 32 is also visible in the above image.


Exposure data

Date: 2017-02-27 + 2017-03-16 + 23 + 25 + 26 + 28 + 29 + 30
Location: Nussbach / Austria (400m)
Telescope: 12" Newtonian telescope (f=1120mm)
Camera: QSI 660wsg-8 with Astrodon filters
Binning: L 1x1 / RGB 1x1
Mount: ASA DDM85
Exposure time: L 50x8min / R 15x8min / G 15x8min / B 15x8min
Exposure time total: 12h 40min
Notes:  

 

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