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M47 NGC-2422

M47

Roger Nelson January 18, 2024Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Open Clusters, Portfolios Leave a Comment

M47 M47 or Messier 47 (NGC 2422) is an open cluster in the mildly southern constellation of Puppis. It was discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654 and in his then keynote work re-discovered by Charles Messier on 1771. It …

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li 750 M46 NGC2438 MG 0425

M46

Roger Nelson January 18, 2024Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Open Clusters, Planetary Nebulas, Portfolios Leave a Comment

M46 M46 or Messier 46, also known as NGC 2437, is an open cluster of stars in the slightly southern constellation of Puppis. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1771. Dreyer described it as “very bright, very rich, very …

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li 1060 M44 MG 2768

M44

Roger Nelson January 17, 2024Lists, Log Book, Messiers, Open Clusters, Portfolios Leave a Comment

M44 M44, The Beehive Cluster (also known as Praesepe (Latin for “manger” or “crib”), M44, NGC 2632, or Cr 189), is an open cluster in the constellation Cancer. One of the nearest open clusters to Earth, it contains a larger …

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li 268i M41 2287

M41

Roger Nelson January 17, 2024Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Open Clusters, Portfolios Leave a Comment

M41 M41 or Messier 41 (also known as NGC 2287) is an open cluster in the constellation Canis Major, sometimes referred to as The Little Beehive Cluster. It was discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654 and was perhaps known …

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li 176i M40

M40

Roger Nelson January 16, 2024Double Stars, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, Portfolios Leave a Comment

M40 M40, A Case of mistaken identity, Winnecke 4 (also known as Messier 40 or WNC 4) is an optical double star consisting of two unrelated stars in a northerly zone of the sky, Ursa Major. The pair were discovered …

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li 250i M39 NGC7092

M39

Roger Nelson January 16, 2024Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Open Clusters, Portfolios Leave a Comment

M39 M39 or Messier 39, also known as NGC 7092, is an open cluster of stars in the constellation of Cygnus, positioned two degrees to the south of the star Pi Cygni and around 9° east-northeast of Deneb. The cluster …

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li 170i M38

M38

Roger Nelson January 16, 2024Double Stars, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios Leave a Comment

M38 M38 or Messier 38, also known as NGC 1912 or Starfish Cluster, is an open cluster of stars in the constellation of Auriga. It was discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654 and independently found by Le Gentil in …

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li 280i M37 2099

M37

Roger Nelson January 16, 2024Double Stars, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios Leave a Comment

M37 Messier 37 (also known as M37 or NGC 2099) is the brightest and richest open cluster in the constellation Auriga. It was discovered by the Italian astronomer Giovanni Battista Hodierna before 1654. M37 was missed by French astronomer Guillaume …

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li 1015 MG 2193

M36

Roger Nelson January 16, 2024Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Open Clusters, Portfolios Leave a Comment

M36 Messier 36 or M36, also known as NGC 1960, is an open cluster of stars in the somewhat northern Auriga constellation. It was discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654, who described it as a nebulous patch. The cluster …

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