NGC 2808 and its Trifold Origins

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 […]

The Heavenly G, Open Cluster NGC 2112

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 +/- […]

NGC 2627

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 […]

NGC 3532

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 […]

NGC 4372 (Caldwell 108)

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 […]

NGC 5617

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 […]

Cluster NGC 2808: A Galactic Oddity

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 […]

Caldwell 88 (NGC 5823)

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 […]

NGC 2287 – The Little Beehive Cluster

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 […]

NGC 1904

Star cluster NGC 1904, also known as Messier 79, is a relatively old globular cluster. It can be found in the southern constellation Lepus. NGC 1904 was discovered in 1780 by Pierre Méchain, a French astronomer that was known for studying deep sky objects and comets. It is believed that cluster NGC 1904 is not […]