NGC 6067 - OPEN CLUSTER

NORMA

 (ra: 16.13,2/ dec -54:13)

August 2009, Home Backyard in Martínez - Buenos Aires, Argentina

DATA

TYPE: Open Cluster

Apparent Magnitude: 5.6

Apparent Diameter: 15 arc minutes

DISTANCE: not found

IMAGE INFORMATION

SCOPE: Celestron SCT 8" working at f5

CAMERA: SXVF H9

GUIDING: William Optics ZenithStar 66

IMAGE ACQUISITION: AstroArt 3.0 - Control Interface 3.72 plug in

FILTERS: Astronomik Type II - Atik Filter Wheel

SKY CONDITIONS: urban skies - transparency and seeing regular

EXPOSURES: LRGB (20,20,20,20)

PROCESSING: Images Plus, CCD Sharp, Photoshop CS2

OBJECT DESCRIPTION AND IMAGE SESSION

NGC 6067 is a bright open cluster deep South in the Constellation of Norma. Because it is located in the same plane of the Milky Way it has a dense star background. A nice target for small telescopes even from urban skies. The cluster contains about 100 stars between 8 magnitude and fainter.

Another rewarded object for urban skies.