NGC 2343 is an open cluster in the Monoceros constellation located on the celestial equator. Its location makes it partly visible in both hemispheres during certain times of the year. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1785. According to Astronomy.com, there is a possibility of seeing some of the stars with the naked eye […]
Read more "NGC 2343"IC2395 is one of the youngest and brightest open clusters in our galaxy, and is located in the southern constellation of Vela. IC2395 is thought to be around 50 million years old and about 500 light-years from Earth. Its discovery is accredited to French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille who is said to observed it first […]
Read more "IC2395"Globular clusters are fascinating objects that have captured the attention of astronomers of all skills and backgrounds for centuries. There are over 150 known globular clusters in the Milky way. These clusters are made of thousands to millions of stars that are gravitationally bound together. One of these worth exploring is NGC4833. This old globular […]
Read more "NGC 4833"NGC 5749 is an intermediate-age cluster in the Southern constellation of Lupus. It was first discovered by James Dunlop in 1826 but also observed by John Hershel in 1834. It is located roughly 3,262 light years from the sun and is considered to be a poorly populated cluster that shows a low level […]
Read more "NGC-5749"Introduction: NGC 3766 also known as Caldwell 97 is an young age open star cluster found in the Southern constellation Centauras, this cluster also received the nickname “The Pearl Cluster” due to it being a very dense open cluster and shimmers like a pearl. This cluster was discovered by French astronomer Nicholas Louis de Lacaille […]
Read more "NGC 3766"Introduction IC 1590 is a young, open star cluster estimated to be (3.5±0.2) x 106 years old, and is located in the Cassiopeia constellation. IC 1590 resides within the nebulosity of NGC 281, which was discovered by the astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard in August 1883. NGC 281 is sometimes called the ‘Pac-Man’ nebula because of […]
Read more "IC 1590 and the Pac-Man Nebula"NGC 2808 is a globular cluster in the southern Carina constellation. It is, depending on which part is measured, between 10.2-12.9 billion years old- but more on that later. It is one of the most massive globular clusters in our galaxy, being about 1 million times more massive than our sun. Having a magnitude of […]
Read more "NGC 2808 and its Trifold Origins"NGC 2112 (also known as Collinder 76, C 0551-0031, OCL 509) is a northern open cluster of intermediate age, located in the constellation of Orion with Celestial coordinates of Right Ascension: 05h 53m 44s and Declination: +00° 24’ 38”. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1785 and is estimated to be around 2.0 +/- […]
Read more "The Heavenly G, Open Cluster NGC 2112"Ngc 2627 is a star cluster, in terms of human years. For stars, 1.6 billion years is not really all that old, which would place it closer to being an intermediately aged star cluster. It can be found within the constellation of Pyxis, though only about 15 stars are going to be visible with the […]
Read more "NGC 2627"Introduction NGC 3532 also known as The Wishing Well Cluster is an intermediate age cluster located in the southern constellation of Carina. Because it has an apparent magnitude of 3 which is the best target for the just small telescope to view in the southern sky from earth. However, it is not visible for Saskatoon […]
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