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IC 2602 Southern Pleiades in Carina
This open star cluster is one of the nearest to us, at around 486 lightyears. It is the third-brightest open cluster in the sky, being outshone only by the Pleiades and Hyades. It consists of around 75 stars.
The smaller star cluster to the left at around 8 o’clock, is Melotte 101. It is much more distant than IC 2602, at around 6,800 lightyears.
This image is the result of 1h18m of remote LRGB data capture from Chile in March 2024, using a ZWO ASI6200MM Pro CMOS camera through a 10-inch ASAN250 Newtonian reflector.
Date: 17/03/2024
Photographer: Graham Wilcock
