Messier 103
| This is another star cluster from the catelogue of famed comet hunter Charles Messier. This was the last entry in Messier's original catalogue, published in 1781. This cluster was original discovered by Pierre Mechain in 1781 and was added at the last minute by Messier in his list of comet like objects. |
| Telescope: Astro-Physics 160mm EDF f7.5 | Designation: M103 or NGC 581 |
Mount: Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
Constellation: Cassiopeia |
| Camera: SBIG ST10XME with Astrodon Filters | Distance: Approx 8100 Light Years |
| Guiding: SBIG ST402 via Mini Borg 60mm | Type: Emission Nebula |
| Exposure: 180 minutes, 60 minutes each RGB | Position: R.A. 1 hr 33 min , Dec +60039' |
| Processed using CCDStack, PhotoShop CS3 | Date: 30 November 2007 |
| Acquisition: CCDAutopilot/CCDSoft/The Sky 6/M1OASYS | Location: Deerlick Astronomy Village |