ASTRO IMAGES By Doug Wheeland

  NGC 7062 - Star Cluster in Cygnus

                     EQUIPMENT
Telescope ----  12.5" RCOS RC at 114" FL
Mount --------  Astro-Physics AP1200
Camera -------  SBIG ST8E/CFW8
Guided -------  SBIG AO7

             IMAGE INFORMATION
09 Aug. 2007
30 min. Total
30 min. Sub-Exposures
Unfiltered
Acquired Using MaxIm CCD

                      PROCESSING
Data Reduction Using MaxIm DL
Finished Using Adobe Photo Shop

                        LOCATION
Star Ranch Road Observatory
South Western Colorado Springs
Elevation 6500 Feet

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This open cluster is not imaged very often but it has been studied to locate Delta Scuti Stars, stars that vary in luminosity with periods of as little as a few hours.

All Images Copyright Douglas R. Wheeland (c)2007

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