Open Cluster in Monoceros
Star-hop chart
Messier 50 is a nice open cluster for telescopes of all sizes. It lies about 3100 light years away, and it is about 13 light years in diameter. It contains mainly white and blue-white stars, but a few red and yellow stars are visible as well.
Magnitude |
5.9 |
Apparent Size |
16' |
Distance (light yrs) |
3,100 |
Right Ascension |
7:03.2 |
Declination |
-8 20 |
Image details: 19 exposures of 90 seconds at ISO 1600,
taken with a Canon 400D camera through a Meade
12” telescope at f/5.4.
March 2010
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