This picture shows two open clusters and one planetary nebula. The open cluster in the top right is NGC436 and the one just ot the right of image center is NGC457. NGC457 is also known as the owl (or E.T.) cluster. If you have a hard time seeing the owl, follow this link. Planetary nebula Sh2-188 (Simeiz 22, LB633, PNG 128.0-04.1) is the faint shell to the left of the image center.

I was looking forward to taking this picture as it has been on my to-do list forever, and I was really bummed when clouds rolled in cutting the session short. Some H-alpha data would help a great deal in bringing out the nebula. Next time.

Date: October 26, 2013
Time: 8:50 pm - 10:20 pm
Camera: SBIG STF-8300M
CCD Temperature: -12 C
Optics: Takahashi Sky 90 II @ 406 mm fl (f/4.5)
Filter: Astronomik L
Light frames: 8x10 min
Dark frames: none
Flat frames: 19
Binning: 2x2
Guiding: Orion SSAG @ Orion finder (~162 mm)
Mount: AP Mach 1
Dithering: Manual
Processing: Stacking in DeepSkyStacker, Curves and Levels PSCS6.