Messier 67 is one of the oldest known open star clusters with an estimated age of 3.2 billion years.  This relatively dense cluster traveled 2,700 years to reach the camera.

Messier 67   26 Jan 08, 00:14 hrs
Meade 14” LX200GPS with Hyperstar (f/2.0), Meade DSI III Pro, IR/UV filter
13 X 90 sec with integrated dark frames, 20°F air temp.
80mm Orion f/11.3 guidescope with Meade DSI II Color – 1 sec exposures/corrections
Stacked in Registax, processed in PhotoShop
Wishing Star Observatory

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