Situated in the serene backdrop of the Centaurus, NGC 37366 is a cluster whose age and origins have sparked the curiosity of many astronomers. This celestial ensemble was discovered by William Herschel in 1787, this celestial collection stands as a testament to the enduring dance of stellar evolution. While NGC 37366 may not dominate the […]
Read more "NGC37366"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"Many star clusters observable with the naked eye rest in the sky today. One such open cluster idling south of the celestial equator is NGC 2516. The young age cluster NGC 2516 can be found within the Southern Hemisphere’s Carina constellation. Originally discovered by the 1751 French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de LacailleĀ while on the African Cape […]
Read more "NGC 2516: The Southern Beehive"NGC 2302 is a young open cluster located in the constellation of Monoceros. NGC 2302 has a magnitude of 8.90 and because of its position on the celestial equator this cluster is partly visible in both hemispheres. This open cluster has actually been discovered multiple times and has also been cataloged as NGC 2299, It […]
Read more "NGC 2302"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"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 theĀ constellation of Pyxis, though only about 15 stars are going to be visible with the […]
Read more "NGC 2627"Cluster NGC 2808: A Galactic Oddity ā 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 […]
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