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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 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

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

NGC 744

NGC 744

NGC 744 is a lesser-known open star cluster situated in the constellation Perseus. As an open cluster, it consists of a loose

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

NGC 457 – Owl Cluster

NGC 457

NGC 457, also known as the Owl Cluster or the ET Cluster, is an open star cluster in the constellation Cassiopeia. It

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October 27, 2024
Tom Johnson
New General Catalog (NGC)
asi294MC, Cluster, L-Pro, Nexstar8se, NGC

NGC 1893 – Tadpoles Nebula

NGC 1893 - Tadpoles Nebula

NGC 1893 is a young open star cluster located about 12,000 light-years away in the constellation Auriga. This cluster is embedded within

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October 13, 2024
Tom Johnson
New General Catalog (NGC)
asi294MC, Cluster, L-Extreme, Nebulas, Nexstar8se, NGC

IC 1848 – Soul Nebula

IC 1848 - Soul Nebula

IC 1848, also known as the Soul Nebula, is a vast star-forming region located in the constellation Cassiopeia. It lies about 7,500

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October 13, 2024
Tom Johnson
Index Catalogue (IC)
asi294MC, Cluster, L-Extreme, L-Pro, Nebulas, William Optics Z73

Messier 45 – The Seven Sisters

Messier 45

Messier 45, also known as the Pleiades or the Seven Sisters, is an open star cluster located in the constellation Taurus. Visible

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September 16, 2024
Tom Johnson
Messier (M)
asi294MC, Cluster, L-Extreme, L-Pro, Messier, William Optics Z73

Messier 36

Messier 36

Messier 36 (M36), also known as NGC 1960, is an open star cluster located in the constellation Auriga, about 4,100 light-years from

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June 29, 2024
Tom Johnson
Messier (M), New General Catalog (NGC)
asi294MC, Cluster, L-Pro, Messier, Nexstar8se, NGC

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