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Open Cluster in Cassiopeia
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Although the constellation Cassiopeia resides in a rich section of the Milky Way and contains many star clusters, Messier 52 is only one of two deep-sky objects that made it onto Messier's list (along with another open cluster, Messier 103). Messier 52 is a rich cluster of over 200 stars covering an area of sky about 1/3 the diameter of the full Moon.
Magnitude |
6.9 |
Apparent Size |
13' |
Distance (light yrs) |
4,600 |
Right Ascension |
23:24.2 |
Declination |
+61 35 |
Field of View |
29' x 22' |
Image details: Exposure times of 36 minutes luminance and 9 minutes each of red, green, and blue, taken with an SBIG ST-8300M imager and a 14" Meade LX850 telescope at f/6.
November 2014
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