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"Â Â 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 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 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"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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