Another image from September 13 -- M-39. This is a young and "loose" (open) cluster with about 30 members total, roughly 800 LY distant. The lucida is mag 6.83 -- clearly not an eye-ball popper, especially given it's location in the summer-time MW.
More information at: http://seds.org/messier/m/m039.html and http://seds.org/messier/more/m039_more.html.
Technical details: 4 subs at 180 seconds, SBIG ST200XCM, SV115 at f/5.6, processing in IP plus AstroTools increase star color and diffraction spikes.
Max
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