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Author: Tom Johnson

NGC 1528

NGC 1528

NGC 1528 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Perseus, roughly 1,020 parsecs (about 3,300 light-years) from Earth. It was

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February 16, 2025
Tom Johnson
New General Catalog (NGC)
asi294MC, Cluster, L-Pro, Nexstar8se

NGC 7788

NGC 7788

NGC 7788 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Cassiopeia. It was discovered by the German-British astronomer William Herschel on

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February 16, 2025
Tom Johnson
New General Catalog (NGC)
asi294MC, Cluster, L-Pro, Nexstar8se

NGC 40

NGC 40

NGC 40 is a planetary nebula located in the constellation Cepheus, approximately 3,500 light-years from Earth. It was discovered by the German-born

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February 16, 2025
Tom Johnson
New General Catalog (NGC)
asi294MC, L-Pro, Nebulae, Nexstar8se

IC 10

IC 10

IC 10 is a small irregular galaxy located about 2.2 million light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is the only known

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February 16, 2025
Tom Johnson
Index Catalogue (IC)
asi294MC, Galaxies, L-Pro, Nexstar8se

NGC 185

NGC 185

NGC 185 is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy located in the constellation Cassiopeia, about 2.08 million light-years from Earth. It was discovered by

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February 16, 2025
Tom Johnson
New General Catalog (NGC)
asi294MC, Galaxies, L-Pro, Nexstar8se

NGC 906

NGC 906

NGC 906 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 220 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. This galaxy is part of

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February 16, 2025
Tom Johnson
New General Catalog (NGC)
asi294MC, Galaxies, L-Pro, Nexstar8se

NGC 559

NGC 559

NGC 559 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Cassiopeia. It was discovered by the German-British astronomer William Herschel on

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February 16, 2025
Tom Johnson
New General Catalog (NGC)
asi294MC, Cluster, L-Pro, Nexstar8se

NGC 1333 – Embryo Nebula

NGC 1333

NGC 1333 is a vibrant star-forming region nestled about 960 light-years away in the Perseus constellation. Known for its activity and youthful

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November 4, 2024
Tom Johnson
New General Catalog (NGC)
asi294MC, L-Extreme, L-Pro, Nebulae, Nexstar8se, NGC

NGC 147

NGC 147

NGC 147 is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy located in the constellation Cassiopeia, about 2.5 million light-years from Earth. Part of the Local

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November 4, 2024November 4, 2024
Tom Johnson
New General Catalog (NGC)
asi294MC, Galaxies, L-Pro, Nexstar8se, NGC

IC348

IC 348

IC 348 is a young star cluster located about 1,000 light-years away in the constellation Perseus. It sits within a dense region

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November 4, 2024
Tom Johnson
Index Catalogue (IC)
asi294MC, Cluster, L-Pro, Nexstar8se

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