NGC 6940 – A beautiful open star cluster in the summer constellation Vulpecula, located about 2,500 light-years away.
Category: Open Cluster
NGC 6940 is an open star cluster in the constellation Vulpecula, about 2,500 light-years from Earth, and reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed end of July.
Four open star clusters in Cassiopeia: among others, Caldwell 10 and Messier 103. A truly beautiful frame with simply stunning stars.
A few open star clusters—M39, NGC 7082, NGC 7062—and an asterism, NGC 7071, in the constellation Cygnus. My result after just one night.
Fresh photons for a classic! Messier 44 photographed this year with my Baader Travel Companion 95/580 Apo.
Messier 37 is a bright open star cluster located in the constellation Auriga, approximately 4,511 light-years away from Earth, reaching its annual culmination at astronomical midnight around December 20th.
Messier 34 (M34) is an open star cluster located in the constellation Perseus at a distance of approximately 1,500 light-years from Earth. It reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed in early November.
The Double Cluster, also cataloged as Caldwell 14, consists of two open clusters in the constellation Perseus located about 7,500 light-years away and reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed early November.
Messier 103, a young open star cluster located in the constellation Cassiopeia, approximately 8,000 light-years away, encompasses a group of about 40 blue and white stars, reaching its annual culmination around astronomical midnight mid October.
A latecomer of the last starry nights in January. The beautiful open star cluster Messier 37. The full frame at 1800mm focal length looks very nice to me here.