Messier 93 - The Critter Cluster

Messier 93, also known as NGC 2447 or the Critter Cluster, is an open cluster in the constellation Puppis. It was discovered by Charles Messier then added to his catalogue of comet-like objects in 1781. Caroline Herschel, the younger sister of William Herschel, independently discovered it in 1783, thinking it had not yet been catalogued by Messier.

Messier 93 is about 3,380 light-years from Earth and has a radius of 10 light-years. It contains around 80 confirmed stars, but likely many more, possibly hundreds, with fainter members blending into the background.

Equipment:
OTA: Apertura 6" Ritchey-Chretien Reflector (f/9)
Reducer: Astro-Physics CCDT67 0.67x Reducer (f/6 overall)
Filter: SVBONY CLS City-Light-Suppression Filter
Camera: ZWO ASI183MC Pro Cooled Color Camera (20.1 mp)
Guide Scope: SVBONY SV106 50mm f/3.8
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI120MM Mini Guide Camera
20x30s subs (10 minutes) stacked in SharpCap 4.1 with dark & flats
Processed with GraXpert, Topaz DeNoise AI, and Siril.