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  • NGC 6605? (2023)
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NGC 6605

NGC 6605? (2023)

  • Constellation: Serpens
  • Right Ascension: 18h 16m 59.6s
  • Declination: −15° 00′ 40″

NGC 6605 is listed as a loose ragged open cluster. Indeed, if it even actually exists it certainly is that. It is also possible the coordinates are off a bit.

NGC6605 Annotated

Details
Category: Open Clusters
Published: 11 September 2023
  • Open Cluster
  • Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
  • Camera: ZWO 2600 MM
NGC 6709

NGC 6709 (2023)

  • Constellation: Aquila
  • Right Ascension: 18h 51m 20.6s
  • Declination: +10° 20′ 02″
  • Distance: 3,510 ly

NGC 6709 is an open cluster located in the constellation of Aquila (The Eagle). A moderately rich cluster it is classified on the Trumpler scale at a class of IV 2 m. Estimated age of the cluster is 141 million years.

Details
Category: Open Clusters
Published: 27 August 2023
  • Open Cluster
  • Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
  • Camera: ZWO 2600 MM
NGC 6871

NGC 6871 (2022)

  • Constellation: Cygnus
  • Right Ascension: 20h 05m 59s
  • Declination: +35° 46.6′
  • Distance: 5133 ly

NGC 6871 is a small young cluster located in Cygnus. Easily lost against the dense star fields of Cygnus. The cluster contains less that 50 members, but has several eclipsing binary stars, one being V 453 Cyg. Several dark nebula are also visible in the image.

Details
Category: Open Clusters
Published: 06 December 2022
  • Open Cluster

Read more: NGC 6871 (2022)

  • Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
  • Camera: ZWO 2600 MM
NGC 7419

NGC 7419 (2022)

  • Constellation: Cepheus
  • Right Ascension: 22h 54m 20s
  • Declination: +60° 48′ 54″
  • Distance: 2,930 ly

NGC 7419 is an open cluster located in Cepheus. Heavily reddened by surrounding dust, it is also unique in having a large number of red super-giant stars.

Details
Category: Open Clusters
Published: 27 November 2022
  • Open Cluster
  • Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
  • Camera: ZWO 2600 MM
NGC 2281

NGC 2281 (2022)

  • Constellation: Auriga
  • Right Ascension: 06h 48m 17.(0)s
  • Declination: +41° 04′ 4(2)″
  • Distance: 1,722 ly

NGC 2281 is a small bright open cluster located in Auriga.

Details
Category: Open Clusters
Published: 18 November 2022
  • Open Cluster
  • Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
  • Camera: ZWO 2600 MM
M 37

Messier 67 (2022)

  • Constellation: Cancer
  • Right Ascension: 08h 51.3m
  • Declination: +11° 49′
  • Distance: 2,800 ly

Messier 67 is an open cluster located in the constellation of Cancer. It contains an estimated 500+ stars and is though to be some 4 billion years old.

Details
Category: Open Clusters
Published: 06 September 2022
  • Messier Object
  • Open Cluster
  • Telescope: GSO RC10
  • Camera: ZWO 2600 MM
  1. NGC 6791 (2022)
  2. Trio of Messier Open Clusters
  3. Messier 41 (2021)
  4. Messier 45 (2021)

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