Object: NGC 6939

Date: 04/19/2006

Camera: Meade DSI-Pro

Lens: Pentax 135mm

Exposure: R:G:B 10':17':13'

Location: West Boylston, MA

Processing:

• Aligned with Meade AutostarSuite.
• Stars resized for equality and color saturation adjusted in Adobe PhotoShop 7.0.
• Some minor curves and levels adjustments.
• Diffraction spikes added with Noel Carboni's Astronomy Actions for Photoshop.

Description:
This open cluster in Cepheus is magnitude 7.8. Viewed through my 135mm camera lens attached to a DSI-Pro, the field of view is only a little larger than the cluster. It might look better if I try it with a 50mm lens instead. Maybe that will be my next attempt.