Messier Object 103, Open Star Cluster in Cassiopeia

Messier Object 103, M 103

Open Star Cluster in Cassiopeia

Image Information
Date Imaged	8/13/2005
Location Imaged From	Tierra del Sol, CA
Equipment	Telescope: Meade 10 " LX200 Mount: Ulti-Wedge Camera: SBIG ST-7e Focal Ratio: f/2
Exposure Information	5 X 1 min exposures unguided
Messier 103 (also known as M103, or NGC 581) is an open cluster in the constellation Cassiopeia. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781. M103 is at a distance of about 8,000 light-years away from Earth.