NGC 2353


Combination of 15, 1 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain telescope at prime focus.


Combination of 12 5-minute images with an H-alpha, SII and OIII filters. Processed using the European Southern Observatory palette.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 5" f/5 refractor at prime focus.

NGC 2353 is very compact cluster of moderately bright stars in Monoceros, close to the Monoceros - Canis Major border, surrounded by a large region of emission nebulae. One of the brightest of these nebulae is visible above and to the left of the cluster. This is Sharpless 2-294. Below and to the right is IC 2177.

The brightest stars in the cluster are B and A type main sequence stars, with the brightest being the B1-type star SAO 152598. Being situated in the Milky Way, the surrounding region is rich in faint stars.


The same image as above, but processed using the HST palette.