Open cluster pair of NGC 2451 (right), a bright loose cluster, and NGC 2477 (left), a fainter but very rich open cluster.

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Open cluster pair of NGC 2451 (right), a bright loose cluster, and NGC 2477 (left), a fainter but very rich open cluster. The field is also filled with faint emission nebulosity. Taken from Timor Cottage, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia, December 12, 2010. This is a stack of 5 x 6 minute exposures at ISO 1600 with Canon 5D MkII camera on 105mm Astro-Physics Traveler apo refractor at with 6x7 field flattener.

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Size: 5400px × 3520px
Location: Timor Cottage, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia,
Photo credit: © Alan Dyer / VWPics / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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