Open Star Cluster
Messier 93 – the NGC 2447 Open Star Cluster
Located about 3,600 light-years from Earth in the constellation Puppis is the open star cluster known as Messier 93.
Messier 52 – the NGC 7654 Open Star Cluster
Located near the northern constellation of Cassiopeia, approximately 5000 light years from Earth, is the open star cluster known as…
Messier 50 – the NGC 2323 Open Star Cluster
Located between the Monoceros and Canis Major constellations, about 3,200 light years from Earth, is the heart-shaped open star cluster…
Messier 47 – the NGC 2422 Open Star Cluster
Located in the Puppis constellation, approximately 1,600 light years from Earth, a bright open star cluster that is approximately 78…
Messier 46 – the NGC 2437 Open Star Cluster
Located in the southern skies, about 5,500 light years from Earth, is the bright and rich open star cluster known…
Messier 39 – The NGC 7092 Open Star Cluster
Welcome back to Messier Monday! In our ongoing tribute to the great Tammy Plotner, we take a look at the…
Messier 38 – The Starfish Cluster
Located in the direction of the northern Auriga constellation, some light 4,200 years from Earth, is the open star cluster…
Messier 37 – the NGC 2099 Open Star Cluster
Located in the Auriga constellation, roughly 4500 light years from Earth, is the open star cluster known as Messier 37.
Messier 36 – The Pinwheel Cluster
Located in the Auriga Constellation, roughly 4000 light years from Earth, is the open star cluster known as Messier 36…
Messier 35 – the NGC 2168 Open Star Cluster
Located about 28,000 light years away in the northern constellation of Gemini is the large open star cluster known as…