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li 343i 6939

NGC 6939

Roger Nelson February 14, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Log Book, NGC Objects, Open Clusters, Portfolios Leave a Comment

NGC 6939 NGC 6939 is an open cluster in the constellation Cepheus. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1798. The cluster lies 2/3° northwest from the spiral galaxy NGC 6946. The cluster lies approximately 4,000 light years away and …

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NGC 6946

Roger Nelson February 14, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Galaxies, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Log Book, NGC Objects, Portfolios Leave a Comment

NGC 6946 NGC 6946, sometimes referred to as the Fireworks Galaxy, is a face-on intermediate spiral galaxy with a small bright nucleus, whose location in the sky straddles the boundary between the northern constellations of Cepheus and Cygnus. Its distance …

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NGC 7129

Roger Nelson February 14, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Lists, Log Book, Nebulas, NGC Objects, Open Clusters, Portfolios Leave a Comment

NGC 7129 NGC 7129 is a reflection nebula located 3,300 light years away in the constellation Cepheus. A young open cluster is responsible for illuminating the surrounding nebula. A recent survey indicates the cluster contains more than 130 stars less …

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NGC 40

NGC 40

Roger Nelson February 14, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Log Book, NGC Objects, Planetary Nebulas, Portfolios Leave a Comment

NGC 40 NGC 40 (also known as the Bow-Tie Nebula and Caldwell 2) is a planetary nebula discovered by William Herschel on November 25, 1788, and is composed of hot gas around a dying star. The star has ejected its …

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NGC 7000

NGC 7000

Roger Nelson February 14, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Log Book, Nebulas, NGC Objects, Portfolios Leave a Comment

NGC 7000 NGC 7000,The North America Nebula (or Caldwell 20) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, close to Deneb (the tail of the swan and its brightest star). It is named because its shape resembles North America. On October 24, 1786, William Herschel observing from Slough, England, …

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NGC 6369

NGC 6369

Roger Nelson February 14, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Log Book, NGC Objects, Planetary Nebulas, Portfolios Leave a Comment

NGC 6369 NGC 6369 or the Little Ghost Nebula, also known as NGC 6369, is a planetary nebula in the constellation Ophiuchus. It was discovered by William Herschel. Round and planet-shaped, the nebula is also relatively faint. The high energy …

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NGC 6572

NGC 6572

Roger Nelson February 14, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Lists, Log Book, NGC Objects, Planetary Nebulas, Portfolios Leave a Comment

NGC 6572 NGC 6572 is a planetary nebula with magnitude 8.1, easily bright enough to make it an appealing target for amateur astronomers with telescopes. NGC 6572 is a young planetary nebula. NGC 6572 began to shed its gases a …

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NGC 6633

NGC 6633

Roger Nelson February 14, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Log Book, NGC Objects, Open Clusters, Portfolios Leave a Comment

NGC 6633 NGC 6633 is a large bright open cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus. Discovered in 1745-46 by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux, it was independently rediscovered by Caroline Herschel in 1783 and included in her brother William’s catalog as H …

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NGC 6712

NGC 6712

Roger Nelson February 14, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Globular Clusters, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Log Book, NGC Objects, Portfolios Leave a Comment

NGC 6712 NGC 6712 is a globular cluster that was probably discovered by Le Gentil on July 9, 1749 when investigating the Milky Way star cloud in Aquila. He described it as a “true nebula,” in contrast to the open …

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