Introduction: Humanity was introduced to the Rip-Torn Cluster when it was first observed in 1826 by astronomer James Dunlop. It is called the Rip-Torn Cluster because of its torn-up appearance(O’Meara, 2013) and is more commonly known as IC 2714. The Cluster is located within the constellation Carina at Right Ascension: 11h17m29.5s and Declination: -62°43â˛08âł. Due to its […]
Read more "IC 2714: “The Rip-Torn Cluster”"NGC 2414: A Young Star Cluster with Potential Planetary Formation Located 1.3 degrees southwest of the well-known open cluster luminaries M46 and M47, NGC 2414 is a young star cluster with a lot of potential for planetary formation research. When observing this object through a telescope, the first thing you’ll notice is a central bright […]
Read more "NGC 2414: A Young Star Cluster"NGC 3201 (also known as Caldwell 79) is a low galactic latitude globular cluster in the southern constellation of Vela. It has a very low central concentration of stars. This cluster was discovered by James Dunlop on May 28, 1826 and listed in his 1827 catalogue. He described it as “a pretty large pretty bright round nebula, 4Ⲡor 5Ⲡdiameter, very gradually condensed towards […]
Read more "NGC 3201"NGC 5024 or also known as M53 is a globular cluster that is located in the Coma Berenices constellation. Coma Berenices is an ancient asterism in the northern sky which is defined as one of the 88 modern constellations. NGC 5024 is visible everywhere in the northern constellation except Antarctica. NGC 5024 was discovered by […]
Read more "NGC 5024"NGC 2479 is an old-aged Open Cluster, which is located in the Southern Hemisphere. The cluster is located in Puppis Constellation. This cluster was discovered by William Herschel on 4th March 1970. The cluster is located 1,200 Parsecs away from Earth. Background Information on Types of Clusters A Cluster can be either an open cluster […]
Read more "NGC 2479"The NGC 5286 is a 12.54-billion-year-old star discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop in 1826 in Australia, the Centaurus constellation is home to the 7.6 magnitude cluster. It is located 51 degrees below the celestial equator and 13 hours to the right of the celestial longitude which technically aligns with the 0-degree longitude on earth. […]
Read more "NGC 5286(Caldwell 84)"NGC 2423 is an intermediate-age, open cluster located in the constellation Puppis. Open clusters contain thousands of stars all formed from the same giant molecular cloud at about the same time. In an effort to study open clusters and further understand their makeup as part of my FYRE assignment, this star cluster was chosen. Using […]
Read more "NGC 2423"NGC 2129 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Gemini. It is a relatively young cluster, estimated to be around 40 million years old, and contains several dozen stars. The cluster is located at a distance of about 3,000 light-years from Earth and has a visual magnitude of 7.2, which means it is […]
Read more "NGC 2129 – A FASCINATING OBJECT IN THE NIGHT SKY"NGC 2818 is an intermediate age open star cluster that is located in the southern constellation Pyxis (also known as The Compass). Within NGC 2818 lies a planetary nebula. Since open clusters usually disperse over hundreds of millions of years, it is very rare to find an open cluster that is actually old enough for […]
Read more "NGC 2818"NGC 5286 is a very old globular cluster in the milky way galaxy, its estimated to be one of the oldest globular clusters with an age around 12.5 billion years old. Itâs located around 36,000 light years away in the southern hemisphere in one of the largest constellations, Centaurus. It was discovered by Scottish astronomer […]
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