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Jef De Wit
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 03/06/09

Loc: Hove, Belgium

Muscle Man
#5532187 - 11/21/12 12:38 PM Attachment (25 downloads)

Stock 2 is a nice, big and bright cluster some 2° north of the Double Cluster. 8 cm refractor @ x16, FOV +/- 2°. Hope you like it!

Edited by Jef De Wit (11/21/12 12:40 PM)

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Asbytec
Guy in a furry hat

Reged: 08/08/07

Loc: La Union, PI

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[Re: Jef De Wit]
#5532302 - 11/21/12 01:42 PM

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Hope you like it!

I do. Never been much on open clusters, but they are attractive. Thanks for sharing this one.

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Dave Mitsky
Postmaster

Reged: 04/08/02

Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth

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[Re: Asbytec]
#5532372 - 11/21/12 02:25 PM

Stock 2 is one of my favorite open clusters. Nice job!

Dave Mitsky

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niteskystargazer
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 10/05/09

Loc: 41-43'-28" N 87-42'-39" W

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[Re: Jef De Wit]
#5532652 - 11/21/12 05:03 PM

Jef,

Nice sketch of Stock 2 (Muscle Man)

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CS,KLU,

,

Tom

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JayinUT
I'm not Sleepy

Reged: 09/19/08

Loc: Utah

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[Re: niteskystargazer]
#5533035 - 11/21/12 10:13 PM

Jef,

Excellent capture. Love the variance in brightness and intensity and size of the stars. It gives it a eyepiece feel. Stock 2 is indeed a fine OC.

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Jef De Wit
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 03/06/09

Loc: Hove, Belgium

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[Re: JayinUT]
#5533799 - 11/22/12 11:35 AM

Thanks everybody!
In fact the 'legs' aren't part of Stock 2. The left leg (northeast) is even a cluster on his own (ASCC 8).

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JimPie
sage

Reged: 11/10/07

Loc: S.E.Michigan

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[Re: Jef De Wit]
#5534552 - 11/22/12 10:23 PM

Jef,
Very nice sketch of this large cluster(s)

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frank5817
Postmaster

Reged: 06/13/06

Loc: Illinois

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[Re: JimPie]
#5534665 - 11/23/12 12:16 AM

Jef,

This is a nice cluster in Cas. from my location but I frequently forget to look at it. It been years, I need to have a look soon while it is high in the north. Very fine sketch.

Frank

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Uwe Pilz
scholastic sledgehammer

Reged: 05/16/08

Loc: Leipzig, Germany

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[Re: frank5817]
#5534668 - 11/23/12 12:19 AM

Very nice sketch! It is not easy to diferentiate the subtle changes in brightness.

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Jef De Wit
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 03/06/09

Loc: Hove, Belgium

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[Re: Uwe Pilz]
#5534797 - 11/23/12 02:58 AM

Jim, Frank and Uwe, thanks for the nice words.

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It is not easy to diferentiate the subtle changes in brightness.

I agree. I think I sketched the brightess stars to bright. In reality the differences between the brightness of the stars is smaler.

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mike73
member

Reged: 05/01/12

Loc: UK Plymouth

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[Re: Jef De Wit]
#5534819 - 11/23/12 03:29 AM

A very tidy sketch Jef and I agree with Uwe that you did a great job showing star size and brightness.

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Chopin
Canis Insanus

Reged: 02/03/05

Loc: In the doghouse.

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[Re: mike73]
#5535149 - 11/23/12 09:55 AM

That is such a stunning area of sky to scan through low power instruments. I love the realistic sensation of your wide field view. And like others have said, nice representation of star brightness.