Open Cluster in Cancer
Messier 67 is a fairly bright open cluster of some 200 stars. It is estimated to be about 4 billion years old, making it one of the oldest known open clusters. Messier 67 is not as well known as the nearby Beehive Cluster (Messier 44), but it is quite an attractive object when viewed with a small telescope at low power.
| Magnitude | 6.9 |
| Apparent Size | 25' |
| Distance (light yrs) | 2,600 |
| Right Ascension | 8:50.4 |
| Declination | +11 49 |
| Field of View | 29' x 22' |
Image details: Exposure times of 15 minutes luminance and 9 minutes each of red, green, and blue, taken with an SBIG ST-8300M imager and a 14" Meade LX850 telescope at f/6.
May 2015