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NGC3766 – Final Color

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NGC3766 - Chile

NGC3766 – Chile

NGC3766 is beautiful open cluster in Centaurus. It lies about 5500 ly away and is part of the huge star forming region called the Carina molecular cloud. The cluster contains a nice variety of stars including 4 A types, 11 Bs and 2 super red giants.

PlaneWave 12.5″ Astrograph with an STL11000 camera, Astrodon filters, and ASA gearless DDM-85 mount. F/8 LRGB (45/8min L, 8/8min each 2×2 RGB).