Designation |
NGC 3960, Bennett 48 |
Object type |
Open cluster |
Coordinates |
11h 51 min - 55°
41' Centaurus (Cen) |
Description |
Dreyer describes this faint open
cluster as fairly large (7'), becoming richer in stars and brighter.
It contains about 45 stars of magnitude 11.5 and fainter. Total
magnitude is 8.3.
The field of view is 37 x 25 arcminutes with north
towards the top.
|
Exposure |
LRGB 27:9:9:9 min @ -20°C
; all exposures 3 min unbinned |
Camera |
SBIG STL-11000 with Astronomik
Type 2 filterset - selfguided |
Optics |
RCOS 14.5" Ritchey-Chrétien
@ f/9
(prime focus) |
Mount |
Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
Software |
MaxIm DL/CCD, Sigma Pre
Beta, Registar, Adobe
Photoshop CS |
Location - Date - Time |
San Esteban (Chile) - 11Apr2005 @
02:00
UTC |
Conditions |
Transparency 8, Seeing 8, Temperature
+ 9°C |