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NGC 457

NGC 457 — Owl Cluster

Open Cluster
· Cassiopeia
Beginner
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Target information

Object type
Open Cluster
Constellation
Cassiopeia
Right ascension
1h 19m 36s
Declination
+58° 17′ 00″
Magnitude
6.4
Angular size
20′
Surface brightness
Not recorded
Difficulty
Beginner
Best months
Sep-Feb
Catalog IDs
NGC 457

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2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
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2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Meade
2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
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Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Astro-Tech
2000mm f/8.0 · 254mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
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2350mm f/10.0 · 235mm aperture
Frames 58% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

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5.94µm pixels · cooled
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2.90µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

FOV 0.66° × 0.44°
Scale 0.38″/px
Target fills 75% of frame
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FOV 0.54° × 0.37°
Scale 0.47″/px
Target fills 91% of frame
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FOV 0.54° × 0.37°
Scale 0.47″/px
Target fills 91% of frame
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