• Constellation: Cancer
  • Right Ascension: 08h 51.3m
  • Declination: +11° 49′
  • Distance: 2,600+ ly

Messier 67 is an open cluster located in the constellation of Cancer. It is one of the older closest open clusters at an estimated age of 3.2 to 5 billion years. Most clusters tend to disperse after their formation, but M67 is expected to stay together for another 5 billion years. It contains at least 500 members and has undergone mass segregation where the more massive stars have migrated towards the center of the cluster.

  • Telescope: EDT 80mm Reftactor
  • Camera: ZWO A071 Color