Collinder 428
Collinder 428 (Cr 428) is an open cluster in the constellation Cygnus. The Collinder catalogue of 471 clusters, compiled by Per Collinder in 1931, gathers both famous showpieces and obscure groupings such as this one.
The image on this page was taken at the Pollux Observatory in Zuidlaren on 24 October 2021 with the Takahashi FSQ106 ED and a ZWO ASI 1600mm Pro. Total integration time was 0.8 hours. Data was collected through H-alpha 7nm.
Object Data
Collinder:Cr 428
Type:Open cluster
Constellation:Cygnus
Distance:
Observation Data
Location:Pollux Observatory, Zuidlaren
Date:24 October 2021
Technical Data
Exposure time:Hα- 15 x 200 sec
Total: 0.8 h
Total: 0.8 h
Telescope:Takahashi FSQ106 ED
Camera:ZWO ASI 1600mm Pro
Color palette:Narrowband
Filters:H-alpha 7nm