Stars in Cygnus, Aug’24

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.

Messier 39

Messier 39 is a bright open star cluster located in the constellation Cygnus, about 800 to 1,010 light-years away from Earth, and it reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed in mid August.

Astrophoto: Messier 39 – 10/21

Messier 39 – Reprocessed version (december 2023) based on data from october 2021.

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