Antilhue - Chile

NGC 2671 in Vela
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Image Data

Designation NGC 2671,  Bennett 40a
Object type Open cluster
Coordinates 08h 46 min    - 41° 53'    Vela  (Vel)
Description NGC 2671 ( mag 12 ) is described as fairly rich in stars, little compressed toward the middle, covering about 4' of sky and containing about 40 stars of magnitude 12 to 13.

The field of view is  37 x 25 arcminutes with north towards the top.

Exposure LRGB 30:9:9:9 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,  PixInsight V.1,  Adobe Photoshop CS
Location - Date - Time San Esteban (Chile) - 11Apr2005 @ 00:00 UTC
Conditions Transparency 8,  Seeing 8, Temperature  + 10°C