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NGC 2169 & NGC 2194 Clusters in Orion (EDQ86 R5).jpg
This frames two contrasting star clusters in the "club" of Orion: NGC 2169, a sparse knot of stars at upper right, and NGC 2194, a fainter but richer gathering of stars at lower left. A small red nebula, Sharpless 2-269, is at left centre. A faint area of nebulosity surrounding, and below and left of NGC 2169 is Sharpless 2-268. The cluster NGC 2169 is sometimes known as the 37 Cluster or the XY Cluster as its pattern of stars looks like a number 37 or the letters XY.
The small red nebula below NGC 2194 might be Abell 14, though this object is east of the location where Abell 14 is plotted on star atlases. But no other object is plotted that might be a candidate.
The field of view is 4.2º by 2.8º. North is up in this portrait orientation image.
Technical:
This is a stack of 14 x 4 minute exposures with the Astro-Tech EDQ86 apo refractor at f/5.6 with its 0.8X Reducer, using the stock (not astro-modified) Canon R5 at ISO 800. No filters were employed. On the Astro-Physics AP400 mount autoguided with the Lacerta MGEN3 guider. Shot from home on a mild winter night in January 2025.
The small red nebula below NGC 2194 might be Abell 14, though this object is east of the location where Abell 14 is plotted on star atlases. But no other object is plotted that might be a candidate.
The field of view is 4.2º by 2.8º. North is up in this portrait orientation image.
Technical:
This is a stack of 14 x 4 minute exposures with the Astro-Tech EDQ86 apo refractor at f/5.6 with its 0.8X Reducer, using the stock (not astro-modified) Canon R5 at ISO 800. No filters were employed. On the Astro-Physics AP400 mount autoguided with the Lacerta MGEN3 guider. Shot from home on a mild winter night in January 2025.
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