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  • Messier 42 (2026)
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  • Eros (2026)
  • NGC 7789 (2026)
  • NGC 2506 (2026)
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  • FU Aurigae (2024)
  • NGC 896 (2024)
  • NGC 7235 (2024)
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NGC 7789

NGC 7789 (2026)

  • Constellation: Cassiopeia
  • Right Ascension: 23h 57m 24s
  • Declination: +56° 42′ 30″
  • Distance: 7600 ly
  • Estimated Age: 1.4-1.7 billion years

NGC 7789 is an open cluster located in Cassiopeia. Commonly called Caroline's Rose or the White Rose Cluster because of the swirl of stars and dark lanes reminiscent of a rose. Discovered by Caroline Herschel, hence the Caroline's Rose name. Test shot to work on some imaging train issues.

Details
Category: Open Clusters
Published: 29 April 2026
  • Open Cluster
  • Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
  • Camera: ZWO A071 Color

NGC 2506 (2026)

  • Constellation: Monoceros
  • Right Ascension: 08h 00m 01.0s
  • Declination: −10° 46′ 12″
  • Distance: 12.7 kly
  • Estimated Age: 2 billion years

NGC 2506 is an open cluster located in the constellation of Monoceros. It has an estimated age of around 2 billion years and around 94 members.

Details
Category: Open Clusters
Published: 28 April 2026
  • Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
  • Camera: ZWO A071 Color

NGC 7235 (2024)

  • Constellation: Cepheus
  • Right Ascension: 22 12 30.0
  • Declination: +57 15 54
  • Distance: 9,200 ly
  • Estimated Age: 11.8 million years
  • Trumpler Class: II3m

NGC 7235 is a sparse open cluster located in Cepheus. Originally cataloged as NGC 7234, but due to a reduction error which pointed to a nonexistent object, it is now associated with NGC 7235.

NGC7235 Es127 Zwo2600 120624 annotated

Details
Category: Open Clusters
Published: 06 December 2024
  • Open Cluster
  • Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
  • Camera: ZWO 2600 MM

NGC 7762 (2024)

  • Constellation: Cepheus
  • Right Ascension: 23h 50m 1.75s
  • Declination: +68 02 16.7
  • Distance: 2,400 ly
  • Estimated Age: 1.8 billion years
  • Trumpler Class: II2m

NGC 7762 is an old open cluster located in Cepheus embedded in part of the nebula of Sh2-171.

NGC7762 Es127 Zwo2600 112924 annotated

Details
Category: Open Clusters
Published: 01 December 2024
  • Open Cluster
  • Nebula
  • Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
  • Camera: ZWO 2600 MM

NGC 7261 (2024)

  • Constellation: Cepheus
  • Right Ascension: 22 h 20 m 10s
  • Declination: +58° 07' 41"
  • Distance: 6,900 ly
  • Estimated Age: 47 million years
  • Trumpler Class: II3m or III2p

NGC 7261 is an open cluster located in Cepheus. Also partly visual in the upper right is part of emission nebula Sh-135.

NGC7261 Es127 Zwo2600 112924 annotated

Details
Category: Open Clusters
Published: 30 November 2024
  • Open Cluster
  • Nebula
  • Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
  • Camera: ZWO 2600 MM

NGC 189 (2024)

  • Constellation: Cassiopeia
  • Right Ascension: 0h 39m 28.8s
  • Declination: +61° 6m 54s
  • Distance: 4,200 ly
  • Estimated Age: 510 million years

NGC 189 is an open cluster located in Cassiopeia. Not a lot of general information found on this cluster.

NGC189 Es127 Zwo2600 112924 annotated

Details
Category: Open Clusters
Published: 29 November 2024
  • Open Cluster
  • Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
  • Camera: ZWO 2600 MM
  1. NGC 7142 and NGC 7129 (2024)
  2. NGC 7086 (2024)
  3. NGC 146 and NGC 133 (2024)
  4. NGC 7082 (2024)

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