Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4559  ·  NGC 4565  ·  Needle Galaxy  ·  The star 12Com  ·  The star 13Com  ·  The star 14Com  ·  The star 16Com  ·  The star 17Com  ·  The star 18Com  ·  The star 21Com  ·  The star 23Com  ·  The star 7Com  ·  The star γCom
Coma Star Cluster (Melotte 111 / Collinder 256), B0bby White
Coma Star Cluster (Melotte 111 / Collinder 256)
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Coma Star Cluster (Melotte 111 / Collinder 256)

Coma Star Cluster (Melotte 111 / Collinder 256), B0bby White
Coma Star Cluster (Melotte 111 / Collinder 256)
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Coma Star Cluster (Melotte 111 / Collinder 256)

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Description

The Coma Star Cluster. It's one of the closest open clusters to our home solar system. Only two times far then Hyades. In that reason it's apparent size more than 5 degrees and perfectly observed with naked eyes at spring time.
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Image captured on 40km driven from my home city (Kemerovo, Western Siberia, Russia);
Bortle scale is around: 3/4.
Acquisition: 30.01.2022

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Shooting parameters:
Total exp.time: 2:45 h
Sub.: 33x300’’ @f/2,8  ISO200.
Guided (T7m).
Dithering (every 4 frames).
Dark: 31
Bias: 128
Flat: 51 

Imaging soft: N.I.N.A.; PHD2.
Processing: Pixinsight

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