<p>You’ll find this terrific open cluster midway between 5th-magnitude Sigma Cassiopeiae and 6th-magnitude Rho Cas. This group glows at magnitude 6.7, so even through a 4-inch telescope, you’ll see 50 stars evenly spread across this rich cluster’s face. An 8-inch telescope shows more than a hundred members and the number just keeps increasing with aperture.<a class="more-link" href="https://www.astronomy.com/observing/michaels-miscellany-observe-herschels-spiral-cluster/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">"Michael’s Miscellany: Observe Herschel’s Spiral Cluster"</span></a></p>
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You’ll find this terrific open cluster midway between 5th-magnitude Sigma Cassiopeiae and 6th-magnitude Rho Cas. This group glows at magnitude 6.7, so even through a 4-inch telescope, you’ll see 50 stars evenly spread across this rich cluster’s face. An 8-inch telescope shows more than a hundred members and the number just keeps increasing with aperture.Continue reading “Michael’s Miscellany: Observe Herschel’s Spiral Cluster”
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