Delphinus

Challenge #1 – C42, Globular Cluster in Delphinus

Target Type R. A. Dec. Constellation Magnitude Size C42 (NGC 7006) Globular Cluster 21h 01m 29s +16° 11′ 14″ Delphinus 10.6 3.6 arcmins Overview William Herschel discovered this cluster in August 1784, recording it as “Very bright, small [and] round”. Consider that this cluster is about 135,000 light-years away from us, possible even as far […]

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C47, Globular Cluster in Delphinus

Target Type R. A. Dec. Constellation Magnitude Size C47 (NGC 6934) Globular Cluster 20h 34m 12s +07° 24′ 16″ Delphinus +8.8 7.1 arcmin Overview William Herschel discovered this globular cluster in September 1785, recording it to be “very bright” and a “Beautiful object.” This cluster is the more obvious of two in the small constellation

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