IC 2602 The Southern Plejades


Details

IC 2602 also called The Southern Plejades, is an open star cluster in the constellation of Carina. The cluster contains mainly B-Type stars, hence the blueish color. Slightly to the south another open cluster is visible, Melotte 101, which is far more distant and older than IC 2602.


Image Details

Telescope Optics
Skywatcher Esprit 100/550

Mount
Skywatcher EQ6-R pro

Camera
Canon EOS Ra

Filters
Bayer Matrix

Integration Time
23 x 300s

Date
23nd of May 2023

Conditions
Excellent Sky Conditions

Remarks

Object Details

Type of Object
Open Cluster

Constellation
Carina

Location
Kiripotib Guestfarm Namibia