NGC 6134 and NGC 6167 - star clusters in the constellation Norma

Two similarly sized star clusters on the eastern border of the constellation Norma with different characteristics. While NGC 6134, at the right edge of the image, has a large number of similarly bright stars , NGC 6167 on the left side is much more inhomogeneous.

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Date:01.06.2019
Optics: Pentax SDP 105
Aperture: 105 mm
Focal Length: 670 mm
Camera: Canon EOS 700Dac
Exposure: 8 x 600 s
Location: Chamaeleon Observatory, Onjala Lodge, Namibia
Processing: DeepSkyStacker, Photoshop
Diameter:7 light years
Distance:~3,300 light years
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