Vulpecula

Challenge #2 – C37, Open Cluster in Vulpecula

Target Type R. A. Dec. Constellation Magnitude Size C37 (NGC 6885) Open Cluster 20h 12m 01s +26° 28′ 00″ Vulpecula +8.1 20 arcmin Overview There are two open clusters so nearby to each other that they are often superimposed on star charts: NGC 6885 (C37) and NGC 6882. For our purposes – in a nutshell […]

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M27, the Dumbbell Nebula in Vulpecula

Target Type R. A. Dec. Constellation Magnitude Size M27 (NGC 6853) Planetary Nebula 19h 59m 36s +22° 43′ 01″ Vulpecula +7.1 8.0×5.7 arcmins Overview There is only one Messier object in the tiny, faint (its brightest stars are fainter than magnitude 4) constellation of Vulpecula, but it is a beauty! Messier himself discovered this planetary

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