The Greek hero who decapitated the fearsome Medusa. Featured in this image: the Double cluster, the large and loose cluster surrounding Mirphak, M 34, and the California Nebula (NGC 1499).
Date: August 6, 2008
Location: Mount Kobau, BC, N 49o 06.778’ W 119o 40.’ Elevation: 1833m
Optics: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
Camera: Canon 20Da on Kenko SkyMemo
Exposures: One single RAW light frame of 7 minutes at ISO 800
Process: Colour balance in Canon DDP. Curves in Photoshop.