M 29 is an open star cluster in the constellation Cygnus, located about 3,740 light-years away, and reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed late July.
Category: Open Cluster
NGC 6939 is an open cluster in the constellation Cepheus at a distance of about 6,100 light-years, and it reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed late July.
The Eagle Nebula is an open cluster in the constellation Serpens, located 5,370 light-years from Earth, and reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed late June.
Caldwell 50, also known as NGC 2244, is an open star cluster located within the Rosette Nebula in the constellation Monoceros, approximately 5,219 light-years away from Earth, reaching its annual culmination at astronomical midnight at the end of December.
NGC 7243 is an open cluster located in the constellation Lacerta, approximately 2,800 light-years away from Earth. This stellar object reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight at the end of August.
I found some unused material from M45 while reorganizing my data. The data is from 2021, the telescope has long since been sold, and I first reprocessed it in 2023, then revised it again in 2025 using a new workflow.
The Open Cluster Caldwell 16, NGC 7243 in the constellation Lacerta. The result of a short evening.
Open star clusters are always welcome targets when it is clear that the weather will not hold in the coming days, and only a limited amount of exposure time will be available.
The Fireworks Galaxy and the Open Cluster NGC6939. The result of 4 awesome evenings of integration time.
NGC 6633 is an open cluster in Ophiuchus located 1,260 light-years from Earth and reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed late June.