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NGC 436

NGC 436

  • Constellation: Cassiopeia
  • Right Ascension: 01h 15m 58.0s
  • Declination: +58° 48′ 42″
  • Distance: 9,800 ly

NGC 436 is a small open cluster located in Cassiopeia, not far away from the more famous Owl or E.T. Cluster. Discovered by William Herschel in 1787.

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Category: Open Clusters
Published: 21 January 2020
  • Telescope: GSO RC10
  • Camera: ZWO A071 Color
NGC 381

NGC 381

  • Constellation: Cassiopeia
  • Right Ascension: 01h 08m 19.9s
  • Declination: +61° 35′ 02″
  • Distance: 3,000 ly

NGC 381 is an open cluster located in Cassiopeia, somewhat difficult to make out due the the large number of stars visible in this area of the sky. Its estimated age is around 300 million years.

Details
Category: Open Clusters
Published: 20 December 2019
  • Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
  • Camera: ZWO 1600 MM

NGC 654

  • Constellation: Cassiopeia
  • Right Ascension: 01h 44m 00s
  • Declination: +61° 53′ 06″
  • Distance: 7,800 lly

NGC 654 is a open cluster located in Cassiopeia. A relative young cluster with around 80 members. A hint of a dust lane can be seen to the lower right of the cluster, and some of the outer members show a bit of reddening due to dust layers between us and the cluster.

Details
Category: Open Clusters
Published: 06 December 2019
  • Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
  • Camera: ZWO 1600 MM
M 103

Messier 103 (2019)

  • Constellation: Cassiopeia
  • Right Ascension: 01h 33.2m
  • Declination: +60° 42′
  • Distance: 10,000 ly

It is an open cluster located in the constellation of Cassiopeia. It is a small and remote cluster at a distance of about 10,000 light years and contains around 100 members. It has an estimated age of around 25 million years.

Details
Category: Open Clusters
Published: 01 November 2019
  • Messier Object
  • Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
  • Camera: ZWO 1600 MM
NGC 6939

NGC 6939

  • Constellation: Cepheus
  • Right Ascension: 20h 31m 30s
  • Declination: +60° 39′ 42″
  • Distance: 3,800

Open cluster NGC 6939 located in Cepheus. Located some 3,800+ light years away and an older cluster estimated at over 1 billion years of age.

Details
Category: Open Clusters
Published: 24 October 2019
  • Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
  • Camera: ZWO 1600 MM
NGC 7789

NGC 7789 (2019)

  • Constellation: Cassiopeia
  • Right Ascension: 23h 57m 24s
  • Declination: +56° 42′ 30″
  • Distance: 7,600 ly

NGC 7789 is an open cluster located in Cassiopeia. Often call Caroline's Rose or the White Rose, it was discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1783. It's estimated age is around 1.6 billion years.

Details
Category: Open Clusters
Published: 09 October 2019
  • Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
  • Camera: ZWO 1600 MM
  1. NGC 6819
  2. NGC 6940
  3. NGC 188
  4. NGC 2423

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