🌌 Southern Pleiades (IC 2602) – A Celestial Jewel in the Southern Sky 🌠

🌌 Southern Pleiades (IC 2602) – A Celestial Jewel in the Southern Sky 🌠
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🌌 Southern Pleiades (IC 2602) – A Celestial Jewel in the Southern Sky 🌠

Also known as the Southern Pleiades, IC 2602 is a brilliant open star cluster located in the constellation Carina. Shining at an apparent magnitude of +1.9, it’s one of the brightest open clusters in the sky and spans about 50 arcminutes, making it larger than the full Moon as seen from Earth.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Takahashi FSQ-106ED
Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
QHY 600 M
Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Australia
Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
01/05/2025
Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
LRGB
Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
PixInsight
Credits ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Telescope Live & ale_motta_astrofotografia (IG)
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