NGC 3766

Introducion NGC 3766, also known as Caldwell 97, is an eye-catching celestial wonder located within the Southern constellation of centaurus. NGC 3766 was first cataloged by astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1751 during his expedition to the Cape of Good hope, this cluster has since captivated the imagination of astronomers worldwide. NGC3766 Background In recent […]

NGC 6025 – Caldwell 95

You can visit the Astromancer link here My chosen star cluster is NGC 6025, or otherwise known as its designation in the Caldwell catalogue – Caldwell 95. Amongst the Caldwell designation, there have been many other categorizations of this star from Collinder, Melotte, Lacaille III, and Dunlop. (Wiki, 2024) NGc 6025 is a intermediate open […]

NGC 3680 Cluster

NGC 3680 is an intermediate age, open cluster located in the Southern constellation Centaurus. It was first discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop in 1826 and is estimated to be over 1.2 billion years old. Interestingly, the NGC 3680 star cluster was classified as containing less than 50 stars, yet the number of stars making […]

NGC 2323 Cluster Analysis

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 […]

NGC 2270

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 […]

NGC 2323 (Messier 50)

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 […]

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 […]

NGC 1027 – Blog by Dylan Wilson

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 […]

Welcome to the USask Astronomy blog!

Welcome to the new USask Astronomy blog site! This site is a place for students and instructors at USask to post about the things going on in our Astronomy classes. To kick off the site, for this first post I’ve selected the above image of the star forming region IC 2948 (which is currently also […]