The contrasting open star clusters in Puppis: NGC 2477, the rich condensed cluster at left, and NGC 2451, the loose and sparse but bright open cluster at right. It has a prominent yellow star amid the blue stars. This is with the Borg 77mm astrographic apo refractor (330mm focal length) at f/4.3 for a stack of 5 x 8 minut exposures with the filter-modified Canon 5D Mark II at ISO 800.
NGC 2516 open cluster. Taken with 77mm Borg astrographic refractor at f/4.3 and Hutech-modified Canon 5D camera at ISO 400 for stack of 4 x 6 minute exposures. Taken from Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia, April 17, 2007.
The Diamond Cluster NGC 2516 below the star Avior, or Epsilon Carinae, the bottom star of the False Cross. The cluster is a bright naked eye cluster. This is a stack of 4 x 2-minute exposures with the 200mm lens at f/2.8 and filter-modified Canon 5D MkII at ISO 2500. Tracked on the AP400 mount.
