IC 1848

Combination of 10, 3 minute images
SBIG ST-8XE CCD. 300mm f/3.5 Tamron zoom lens at 150mm.

IC 1848 is a scattered cluster of about a dozen stars surrounded by the large but faint emission nebula LBN 667. It is situated in a rich portion of the Milky Way in Cassopeia, about 6 degrees north of NGC 869/884, also known as the "Double Cluster".

Combination of 5, 3 minute exposures using red and green filters and 6, 3 minute exposures using a blue filter.
SBIG ST-8XE CCD. 5" f/5 refractor at prime focus.

Combination of 10, 3 minute images with a clear filter,
5, 3 minute exposures using red and green filters and 6, 3 minute exposures using a blue filter.
SBIG ST-8XE CCD. 16" f/10 schmidt-cassegrain with f/6.3 focal reducer.

Combination of 12, 90 second exposures using an H-alpha filter.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 5" f/5 refractor at prime focus.

Combination of 15, 3 minute exposures using red, green and blue filters.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 5" f/5 refractor at prime focus.