IC 2395 is a young star cluster located in the Southern constellation Vela. This cluster was first discovered in 1908 by Solon Irving Baily. This cluster was also independently discovered later, which caused some discrepancy on whether or not IC 2395 and BH 47 are the same cluster, but both Claria´ et al. (2003) and […]
Read more "IC 2395"NGC 2323, also known as Messier 50 (M 50), is an intermediate, open cluster in the constellation Monoceros. It was discovered in 1772 by Charles Messier, but its sighting was also recorded before 1711 by G.D. Cassini. As it was often described as having a “heart-shaped figure“, NGC 2323 earned itself the nickname of Heart-Shaped […]
Read more "NGC 2323 Cluster Analysis"NGC 2270 is an intermediate aged open cluster, located in constellation Monoceros very close to the celestial equator, making it partially visible in both equators at certain times of the year. A fairly large telescope is needed to observe this cluster considering its size, brightness, and classification. The cluster was determined to be approximately 1.1 […]
Read more "NGC 2270"NGC 3532, also known as the Wishing Well Cluster, is an open cluster situated in the southern hemisphere. It is located in the constellation Carina approximately 405 parsecs from Earth (Robichon et al., 2005). It is classified as an intermediate age cluster with an age of 300 Myr (Fritzewski et al., 2021). Concerning its history […]
Read more "NGC 3532 cluster analysis"NGC 4103 is a young open cluster in the Southern constellation of Crux and was discovered by the Scottish astronomer James Dunlop in the year 1826. The cluster is estimated to contain 421 members within its 12.1-15.9 parsec radius, with only 199 being in the central part of the cluster. The cluster is not heavily […]
Read more "Open Cluster: NGC 4103"NGC 4349 is an intermediately aged open cluster that is located approximately 7000 light years away from Earth. This open cluster is found in a Southern constellation named Crux and was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop in 1826. This cluster is known to be significantly more visible when viewed from the southern hemisphere, which helped […]
Read more "NGC 4349"NGC 5139 is a large globular cluster, given the more common name Omega Centauri and is the most massive-known globular cluster in the Milky Way Galaxy. It is located in the constellation of Centaurus in the southern sky, at a distance of around 4.8 (+- 0.34) kiloparsecs from Earth, and contains approximately 10 million stars. […]
Read more "NGC 5139 -Omega Centauri"NGC 2414 a young cluster approximately 9.5 million years old, is located in the southern constellation Puppis. This cluster was discovered by William Herschel in 1875 using a telescope measuring 47.5 cm. NGC 2414 is situated 1.3 degrees southwest of the well-known open cluster luminaries M46 and M47. To analyze NGC 2414 and investigate the […]
Read more "NGC 2414"NGC 2489 is a young open cluster in the constellation of Puppis, situated in the southern hemisphere and is said to be visible with a small telescope. This cluster was discovered in 1785 by William Herschel. NGC 2489 is ~19 light years away and is estimated to be 18.4 million years old. I couldn’t find […]
Read more "NGC 2489"NGC 4833 NGC 4833 is an old globular cluster located in the southern constellation Musca. It was discovered in 1751-1752 by the French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille during his two-year journey to South Africa. NGC 4833 is one of the oldest clusters known in the Milky Way. Its age is estimated to be around 12.54 […]
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