open star cluster

Tag archives for open star cluster

Messier Monday: A Real-Life Pi-in-the-Sky Cluster, M38

Posted by Ethan on April 29, 2013
(2)
More »
Image credit: Courtney Seligman of http://cseligman.com/.

“The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings.” -W. Shakespeare Welcome to just another Messier Monday here on Starts With A Bang! Each Monday, we’re taking a detailed look at a different one of the 110 deep-sky objects that compose the Messier Catalogue, each one a different semi-permanent wonder of…

Messier Monday: A Dusty Open Cluster for Everyone, M25

Posted by Ethan on April 8, 2013
(3)
More »
Image credit: © Bryan Sayler of Georgetown, Tx.

“The light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us. Only that day dawns to which we are awake. There is more day to dawn. The sun is but a morning star.” -Henry David Thoreau Welcome to another Messier Monday here on Starts With A Bang! Each week, we take a look at the…

Messier Monday: A Lost-and-Found Star Cluster, M48

Posted by Ethan on February 11, 2013
(6)
More »
Image credit: Tom King of Watauga Skies Observatory.

“Always try to keep a patch of sky above your life.” -Marcel Proust Welcome to another Messier Monday, where each week we take an in-depth look at one of the 110 deep sky objects that make up the Messier Catalogue! Messier was not the first person to try and make an accurate, large catalog of deep sky objects,…

Messier Monday: A Rich Open Star Cluster, M37

Posted by Ethan on December 3, 2012
(2)
More »
Image credit: Chris Hendren of http://www.hendrenimaging.com/.

“Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.” -Benjamin Franklin Welcome to Messier Monday, where each week we take a journey into one of the 110 objects in the Messier Catalogue of non-cometary deep-sky objects. Ranging…

Messier Monday: The Pleiades, M45

Posted by Ethan on October 29, 2012
(19)
More »
Image credit: Till Credner and Sven Kohle from allthesky.com.

“Something there is more immortal even than the stars, (Many the burials, many the days and nights, passing away,) Something that shall endure longer even than lustrous Jupiter, Longer than sun or any revolving satellite, Or the radiant sisters the Pleiades.” -Walt Whitman Last week, we kicked off our very first Messier Monday by spotlighting M1:…