StarClus : 25
M29
Cooling
Tower |
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M29 (NGC6913) The "Cooling Tower" cluster in Cygnus
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M7
Ptolemy
Cluster |
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M7 (NGC6475) The Ptolemy Cluster in Scorpius, an open cluster
The most southern of the Messier objects with dark nebulae B287 (right) and B283 (left)
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M16
Eagle |
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M16 (NGC6611) The Eagle Nebula in Serpens Cauda, an open cluster
In emission nebula IC4703, the centre region of which contains the Pillars of Creation
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Spider
& Fly
Nebulae |
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NGC1931 (The Fly) & IC417 (The Spider) Nebulae in Auriga
Also NGC 1907 & M38 (NGC1912, The Starfish) open clusters
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M45
Pleiades |
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M45 - The Pleiades in Taurus
Showing reflection nebulosity around stars
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M45
Pleiades |
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The Pleiades or 'Seven Sisters', open star cluster in Taurus
Shows some of the nebulosity around the brighter members of the group
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M46
M47 |
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M46 (NGC2437) & M47 (NGC2422) Star clusters in Puppis
M46 (with planetary nebula NGC2438), M47, NGC2425 (between) & NGC2423 (top right)
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M52
& C11 |
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M52 (NGC 7654) Open cluster in Cassiopeia
with C11 (NGC 7635) the "Bubble Nebula" below right
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M52 &
NGC7653 |
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Open cluster M52 & Bubble nebula (NGC7653, C11)
In Cassiopeia
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M103 |
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M103 open cluster in Cassiopeia
The brightest star HD 9311 (double star Struve 131) is not a member of the group
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NGC1501
NGC1502 |
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NGC1501 and NGC1502 in Camelopardalis
Planetary nebula NGC1501 top left and open cluster NGC1502 top right
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NGC2158 |
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NGC2158 Open cluster in Gemini
Close to M35, once thought to be a globular cluster
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NGC2244
Rosette |
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NGC2244 (C50) cluster & The Rosette Nebula in Monoceros
The nebula (C49, NGC2237, 2238, 2239 & 2246) contains the cluster
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NGC2362
τ CMa
cluster |
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NGC2362 (C64) open cluster around the star tau (30) CMa in Canis Major
Lovely young, massive, open cluster 4800 ly away.
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NGC457
Owl cluster |
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NGC 457, The Owl cluster or ET Cluster
C13 in Cassiopeia
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NGC6633
Star
Cluster |
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NGC 6633, Open star cluster in Ophiuchus
About 30 stars approx. 1000 ly away. Appears about the size of the full Moon.
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NGC6802 |
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NGC6802, "Coathanger" cluster
Open cluster in Vulpecula at end of the "Coathanger" asterism
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NGC6819 |
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NGC6819 "Foxhead" cluster
Open cluster in Vulpecula
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NGC6820
NGC6823 |
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Open cluster NGC6823 and part of emission nebula NGC6820 in Vulpecula
Shows dark pillar and several bok globules.
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NGC6823 |
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NGC6823
Open cluster in Vulpecula
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NGC6910 |
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NGC6910, The "Inchworm" cluster
Open cluster in Cygnus
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NGC7789
Caroline's
Rose |
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Caroline's Rose Cluster, NGC7789 Open cluster in Cassiopeia
Also known as The White Rose Cluster, discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1783
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NGC869 & 884
Double
Cluster |
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The Double Cluster (C14), NGC 869 (above) and NGC 884 (below) in Perseus
(Full moon present)
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NGC869
& NGC884 |
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NGC 869 & NGC 884
C14, The "Double Cluster" in Perseus
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IC4996 |
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IC4996 open cluster in Cygnus
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