NGC 7261


Combination of 8, 120 second images. Modified Canon Digital Rebel DSLR camera.
5" f/5 refractor at prime focus.

NGC 7261 is a fairly scatter open cluster in Cepheus. In the above image, NGC 7261 is to the lower right. Near the lower centre is another scattered open cluster, NGC 7821. The brightest star in the image is delta cephi. Towards the upper right is a faint nebula. This is not marked in "The Sky".