Shoe-Buckle Cluster

Captured by Jahirul Islam | Naeemur Rahman

Astrophotography information

Astrophotography Jahirul Islam | Naeemur Rahman
Observing location Noakhali (23.02 North 90.93 East)  | Jessore ( 23 North 89 East )  
Observation date 6 January 2024 | 10 November 2023
Exposure time 8 minutes | 64 seconds
Telescope Unistellar eQuinox 1 (Ashwin 2 | Ashwin 1) 
Camera Sony IMX224, 1.27 Mpx
Field of view (resolution) 0.61° x 0.46°  (1.72 arcsec/pixel)
Image processing

Astrophysical information

Object type Open star cluster
Constellation Gemini
Distance ~ 3 kly
Angular size ~ 38 arcminutes
Physical size ~ 11 ly
Apparent magnitude 5