M71 Open Cluster – Sony IMX224

M71 Open Cluster. 75×8 sec Gain 1642, Sony IMX224, TV-85 at F/5.6, Sharpcap 2.9.

Right under the Dumbbell Nebula is is M71, a tight open cluster that looks like an arrowhead.   It has the tightly packed appearance of a globular, but it is not.  This is 10 minutes worth of exposure in 8 sec sub-images.

The image below is a shot with about 16 minutes of exposure (119 x 8 sec.)  I caught a few more background stars, I think.

M71 Open Cluster. 119×8 sec. Gain 1642, Sony IMX224, TV-85 at F/5.6, Sharpcap 2.9.

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