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.
Category: Open Cluster
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.
The first photo with a full-frame sensor on my VIXEN VC200L. The Double Cluster Caldwell 14.
On the second consecutive clear night, the star cluster M34 was my companion until my main object of the week rose high enough above the horizon.
After months without clear skies, finally some fresh starry material. My first image with the #Vixen #VISAC #VC200L in a long time.
Astrophoto with legacy lens. One year after collecting the data the processing finally worked. This material was one of the hardest to process, yet.
The Hyades is the nearest open star cluster to our Solar System, located in the constellation Taurus, approximately 153 light-years away from Earth, reaching its annual culmination at astronomical midnight at the end of November.
My first try of the nearest Star Cluster to earth, the Hyades, with my legacy lens Olympus OM MC 135mm.
NGC 2158 is a distant and densely packed open star cluster located in the constellation Gemini, approximately 16,500 light-years away from Earth, reaching its annual culmination at astronomical midnight end of december.