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 […]
Read more "NGC 4833"NGC 4103 is a young age cluster in the Southern constellation Crux that was discovered in 1826 by James Dunlop. There are 421 probable member stars within the cluster’s angular radius, with 199 within the central part of the cluster. One member of the cluster had been identified as a Be star, which is a […]
Read more "NGC 4103"NGC 2477 is an intermediate open cluster located in the Southern constellation Puppis. However, because of it’s compact and spherical shape it can be easily mistaken for a globular cluster. Another interesting fact about the shape of NGC 2477 is that it is often thought to resemble an electric guitar and is even sometimes identified […]
Read more "NGC 2477"Introduction NGC 2323 is a intermediate age, open star cluster that is estimated to be around 1.4×10^8 years old. This star cluster, also known as Messier 50 was first documented by G. D. Cassini a year before it was formerly named and discovered by Charles Messier in 1772. NGC 2323 has a unique shape that […]
Read more "NGC 2323 (Messier 50)"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)"Dylan Wilson WVT792 ‹Introduction› NGC 1027 NGC 1027 is an open star cluster of intermediate age located within the northern constellation of Cassiopeia, named after Queen Cassiopeia, the mother of Andromeda in Greek mythology. NGC 1027 was discovered by German-British astronomer and composer William Herschel in 1787. NGC 1027 can be observed in the Cassiopeia […]
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