Globular clusters offer impressive sights with their characteristic spherical structures and bright cores.
The Melotte Catalogue, compiled in 1915 by the Belgian-British astronomer Philibert Jacques Melotte, contains 245 bright deep-sky objects, including several globular clusters. Although it mainly focuses on open star clusters, it also lists well-known globular clusters.
NGC 2419, also known as the "Intergalactic Wanderer," is a globular cluster located in the constellation Lynx, approximately 270,000 light-years away from Earth. The cluster reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed around mid-January ...
Messier 3 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Canes Venatici. M3 reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight around April 17th ...
Messier 13 is an easily visible globular cluster of stars located in the constellation Hercules, approximately 25,100 light-years away ...
Messier 53 (M53) is a globular cluster located in the constellation Coma Berenices. Messier 53 reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight around April 10th ...
Messier 92 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Hercules, approximately 26,700 light-years from Earth. It reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight early June ...
