Almost full moon so of course a perfectly clear sky with all but the brightest stars on view. Give up? Had a go with the nice 6" reflector, one of Bresser's best. With a maximum exposure in moonlight of 2 minutes, this is the quite pleasant surprise. The sky is crowded around cassiopeia, so I did a bit of homework to nail 663 centre stage.
ngc discoverer year dist(ly)
659 caroline herschel 1783 8200
633 william herschel 1787 6850
654 caroline herschel 1783 8200
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| fov 152:f5 |
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| astrometry.net plate-solve |
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clusters ncg 659 663 and 654 in cassiopeia 700d + nt150s 29 x 120s @ ISO800 |