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NGC 2343     The Little Hyades 

NGC 2343 is a small open cluster located in the constellation Monoceros. The stars of this cluster form a small "V" that is reminiscent of the Hyades cluster in Taurus. It even contains a bright reddish star (HD 54387) in the position where Aldebaran is in the Hyades. However, NGC 2343 is tiny (apparent diameter 6 arc-min) compared to the real Hyades. It contains around 55 member stars and lies at a distance of around 2850 LY.
NGC 2343 lies along the edge of a large region of nebulosity commonly called the Seagull Nebula (IC 2177). Longer exposures show glowing red Hα emissions scattered in the area immediately to the west of the cluster.

Date(s) Acquired: 26 January 2017
Telescope: Orion 120mm EON Apochromatic Refractor
Camera: QSI Model 583

 

   Exposure Time (min) 
   Number of Exposures
   RGB
   1.5
   Hα
   -
   Hβ
   -
   OIII
   -
   RGB
   16
   Hα
   0
   Hβ
   0
   OIII
   0

 

Processing:
Master red, green, and blue images created using SuperSIAM.
Color composite image created using Basic Processing Procedure III.
Color composite image contrast-stretched using Adobe Photoshop.




 

 

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