by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Oct 8, 2026
NGC 7822 Constellation: Cepheus NGC 7822 is a young star forming complex in the constellation of Cepheus. It contains the very young open cluster Berkeley 59. It is about 3’000 Ly away. Link to interactive sky chart. Dates: This image was taken in September 2026...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Sep 18, 2026
IC 1311 Constellation: Cygnus IC 1311 is an open cluster in the constellation of Cygnus. It is thought to be about 17’000 LY away. IC 1311 is located SE of the γ Cygni nebula and West of the small planetary nebula PN G077.6+04.3 (a.k.a. Patchick 6 and DSH...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Sep 18, 2026
West of Sadr Constellation: Cygnus A wide field view of the area West of Sadr in the constellation of Cygnus. In this HSO image we see that there are several objects/regions with strong overlapping H-alpha and [S II] signals as well several [O III] filamentsthat have...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Sep 17, 2026
Dolidze 5 Constellation: Cygnus Dolidze 5 is an open cluster associated with the H II region DWB 39 in the constellation of Cygnus. Its central stars are about 7’200 Ly away from Earth. Link to interactive sky chart. Dates: This image was taken in August and...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Sep 10, 2026
NGC 395, 371 and 346 in the SMC Constellation: Tucana The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) contains numerous interesting objects. Here we see NGC 395, NGC 371 and NGC 346 (east to west) in the northern part of the SMC, in the constellation Tucana. They are located about...
