The fine Open Cluster, IC 2602 or the Southern Pleiades in the constellation of Carina. This cluster is some 50 arc minutes wide and surrounds the star, Theta Carina, it is visible to the naked eye at Magnitude 1.9. Also visible in this wide angle shot is the much fainter Open Cluster, Mel 101 (top center). The picture has a Field of View of 2.1 degrees x 2.1 degrees.

Takahashi Sky 90 refractor fitted with a Takahashi reducer and operating at a focal length of 407mm or f/4.52.