Open Clusters

Constellation: Cygnus
Right Ascension: 20h 57m 31s
Declination: +44° 43’ 40”
Distance: 2,500 ly (est)

NGC 6997 is a open cluster embedded in the large expansive NGC 7000 North American nebula.

NGC6997 Es127 Zwo2600 100624 annotated

Details: Category: Open Clusters; Published: 12 October 2024

Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
Camera: ZWO 2600 MM

Constellation: Cygnus
Right Ascension: 21h 11m 41s
Declination: +45° 43’ 26”
Distance: 3,100 ly

NGC 7039 is an open cluster located in the constellation of Cygnus. Also visible is the dark nebula LDN 956.

NGC7039 Annotated

Details: Category: Open Clusters; Published: 06 October 2024

Open Cluster

Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
Camera: ZWO 2600 MM

Constellation: Cassiopeia
Right Ascension: 00h 25m 18s
Declination: +61° 21.0′
Distance: 4600 ly

NGC 103 is a small open cluster located in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

NGC103 Annotated

Details: Category: Open Clusters; Published: 04 October 2024

Open Cluster

Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
Camera: ZWO 2600 MM

Constellation: Lyra
Right Ascension: 19h 20m 53s
Declination: +37° 46.3′
Distance: 13,300 ly

NGC 6791 is an open star cluster located in the constellation of Lyra. One of the oldest known clusters, its age is estimated to be 8 billion years. A heavily studied cluster and was also in the field of view of the Kepler space telescope that was designed to look for planet transits.