Introduction NGC 4372, which is also referred to as Caldwell 108, is an old globular cluster located in the southern constellation of Musca. It was discovered by James Dunlop on April 30, 1826, and cataloged as Dunlop 67. Positioned to the southwest of Gamma Muscae and the west of the southern extremity of the Dark […]
Read more "NGC 4372 (Caldwell 108)"NGC 5617 is an open cluster in the Southern constellation Centaurus and was discovered by James Dunlop in 1826. NCG 5617 forms a binary open cluster with Trumpler 22. Its age is estimated to be 82 million years old, classifying it as an intermediate age cluster. The cluster has a concentration of heavy stars in […]
Read more "NGC 5617"Cluster NGC 2808: A Galactic Oddity – Blog by Annie Chikelu Annie Chikelu anc932 When we look up at the night sky, we can see countless stars twinkling in the darkness. However, some of these stars are not alone – they are part of star clusters, groups of stars that formed from the same cloud […]
Read more "Cluster NGC 2808: A Galactic Oddity"Introduction Caldwell 88, or NGC 5823, is located in the southern constellation of Circinus, in the edge of the border with the constellation Lupus. It is an intermediate open star cluster that is not currently visible in north Saskatchewan, since it lies so far south it never crosses the horizon. Background The cluster was first […]
Read more "Caldwell 88 (NGC 5823)"Introduction NGC 2287 or Messier 41 (M41) is an open star cluster in the constellation Canis Major in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is located almost exactly four degrees south of Sirius (the brightest star in the sky). According to Sky Catalogue 2000, it is estimated to be 190 million years old, classifying it as […]
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