NGC 133

Object: NGC 133 - The "Y" Cluster Camera: Meade DSI Pro II
Date: 8/25/2009 Telescope: Officina Stellare 80mm APO refractor
Total Exposure: LRGB - 20':8':10':10' Subexposures: 1 minute each
Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G Guiding: PHD - Orion StarShoot Auto Guider
Location: West Boylston, MA Guide Scope: Orion Short Tube 80
Processing:
  • Nebulosity Processing:
    1. Dark frame calibration
    2. Each color channel Aligned and Combined
    3. Each of those sets aligned with each other
    4. Those Channels LRGB combined
  • Photoshop:
    1. Curves and levels adjustments to taste
    2. Adjusted background sky values for better balance
Description:
NGC 133
AKA "The Y Cluster"

There isn't much information regarding this cluster. It is a very loose cluster made up of very fiew stars, primarily those in the shape of the letter Y. These are bright blue stars. The surrounding star field contains quite a few orange stars as well as a few that tend toward pink in color.