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NGC 457 Owl Cluster RGB, Eric Smith
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NGC 457 Owl Cluster RGB

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NGC 457 Owl Cluster RGB

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A beautiful star cluster that is often called the Owl Cluster and the ET Cluster for good reason.

This target was a quick test of only 30 minutes between other star cluster targets taken from Calar Alto in Spain.  It's a nearby high location for me in Gérgal, Spain and home to many observatories in Southern Europe.

10 minutes each of R,G and B at 60 seconds per exposure.

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NGC 457 Owl Cluster RGB, Eric Smith