NGC 2335 is an Open Cluster in the Monoceros constellation. Discovered on Jan 10, 1785, by William Herschel, it is situated close to the celestial equator, and, as such, is at least partly visible from both hemispheres at certain times of the year. NGC 2335 is also the gateway to the Seagull Nebula and is […]
Read more "NGC 2335"Introduction NGC 3766, also known as Caldwell 97, is a striking star that may be seen in the Centaurus constellation in the southern sky. It was initially cataloged as NGC 3766 in 1751 while on a trip to the Cape of Good Hope. This cluster has captured the interest of astronomers all over the world. […]
Read more "NGC 3766"The intermediate star cluster NGC 3330 is actually quite intriguing in the lack of references around it. Specifically the lack of references on SIMBAD and Wikipedia. There actually were plenty of Wikipedia articles regarding this star cluster, just not in English. So the French article states that it was first discovered on April 29 1826 […]
Read more "ASTR113 Star Cluster NGC 3330"Located in the Rosette Nebula which lies in the constellation Monoceros we can find one of the very youngest magnetic upper main sequence stars, NGC 2244. NGC 2244 also known as Caldwell 50 or the Satellite Cluster is an open cluster star estimated to be less than 5 million years which was discovered by John […]
Read more "NGC 2244"NGC 2194 is an intermediate open cluster in the Orion constellation, estimated to be 330 million years of age. It was discovered by William Herschel on February 11, 1784. It’s close proximity to the celestial equator allows the cluster to be visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. In order to study […]
Read more "NGC 2194"Star clusters are large groups of stars held together by the gravitational force they exert on themselves. There exist two main types of star clusters – globular clusters are tight groups of ten thousand to millions of old gravitationally bound stars, and open clusters are groups of tens to a few thousand stars formed from the same molecular […]
Read more "NGC 2158"NGC 2808 is an old age cluster in the southern constellation Carina. It is one of the largest star clusters in the Milky Way galaxy containing over a million stars across three separate generations of stars which were all born within 200 million years of the formation of the cluster. For NGC 2808 to contain […]
Read more "NGC 2808"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 […]
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