Messier 67

 Open Cluster

 In constellation Cancer

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M67 was discovered by Johann Koehler in 1779 and

consists of around 500 stars. It is located around

2,700 light years away. M67 is one of the oldest known

 open clusters at an estimated 4 billion years old.

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RA 08^h 51^m 08.04^s

DEC +11° 49′ 00.0″

M67 has a magnitude (brightness) of 6.1

and its size is 30'.0

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Imaging Scope : Takahashi Epsilon 160

Focal Length = 530mm

Imaging Camera : Canon EOS 350 DSLR

EQ6 Pro GEM Mount

Guide Scope : William Optics Megrez 80FD

Guide Camera : GSTAR-EX Video

Autoguided using GPSUB & Metaguide

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27 x 60 second exposures [27 mins]

at ISO 1600. Imaged 1/4 moon lit skies

Baldrine, Isle of Man, British Isles. 21:55 on 24/02/2008.