Open Clusters (Photos 1 – 25)
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1. Berkeley 58
Canary Two / 2020-10-01 / 23:19 / TC = III 2 p
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I targeted the bright star just below the center of the photo, SAO 21005. The cluster lies at about 1 o’clock from that position. (The photos from Canary Two on the night of October 1 – October 2 all show the same blemishes that were hard to remove.)
2. Berkeley 59
Canary Four / 2020-08-30 / 22.30.56 / TC = III 2 p
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3. King 13
Canary Two / 2020-10-01 / 01:39 / TC = IV 2 p
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I plate solved the image and annotated it. Tycho 4014-1558-1 appears to be the brightest star in the cluster (as per Sky Safari). It is located in the middle of the densely packed group of stars right of center, about two thirds from the top of the frame.
4. Berkeley 2
Canary One / 2020-09-02 / 01.53.02 / TC = I 3 m n
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This is an instance where I had to target a star outside the cluster, SAO 11167, the blue star near the center of the frame. The cluster is quite small and lies up and to the right of 11167.
5. King 14
Canary One / 2020-09-28 / 00:23 / TC = III 2 p
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The beautiful blue star at the bottom of the frame is Kappa Cas. The cluster is just above and to the right.
6. NGC 225
Canary One / 2020-08-20 / 01.27.53 / TC = III 1 p n
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Notice the nebulosity — the blue, hazy areas around several of the prominent stars.
7. King 16
Canary Four / 2020-08-30 / 22.35.39 / TC = II 3 p
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I targeted the star that dominates the frame, SAO 11343. The cluster is just above the star and a bit to the right.
8. NGC 188
Canary One / 2020-09-02 / 00.23.02 / TC = II 2 r
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I had to target a star outside the cluster, SAO. The cluster is in the lower half of the frame.
9. Messier 103
Canary One / 2020-08-20 / 00.28.57 / TC = III 2 p n
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Not a globular cluster, but it sure looks close!
10. Trumpler 1
Canary One / 2020-09-03 / 00.03.38 / TC = I 3 p n
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I targeted SAO 11864 which lies near the middle of the frame. The cluster is to the right of that star. Verified by a plate solve.
11. Collinder 463
Canary Two / 2020-08-30 / 00.50.26 / TC = III 2 p
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12. Stock 4
Canary One / 2020-09-28 / 00:12 / TC = III 1 p
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I targeted SAO 22708, the yellow star near the center of the frame. The cluster lies below that star and to the right, near the bottom of the photo.
13. IC 1805
Canary Two / 2020-08-25 / 01.00.10 / TC = III 3 p n
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The red nebulosity is part of the Heart Nebula.
14. Trumpler 2
Canary Two / 2020-10-01 / 01:19 / TC = III 2 p
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I targeted the bright star in the middle of the frame, SAO 23469. It lies in the center of the cluster. I had to crop out some very bad blemishes in the photo. (These blemishes turned up in several photos taken by Canary Two on the night of September 30 – October 1.)
15. NGC 1027
Canary Two / 2020-09-04 / 01.40.15 / TC = III 2 p
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This cluster is very close to IC 1805 (the target just above). However, I was unable to get the colors right, so I created a grayscale image but lost the nebulosity.
16. Dolidze 1
Canary One / 2020-09-29 / 22:28 / TC = IV 1 p
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I targeted SAO 69517, the largest star in the clump of stars in the center of the frame. The target is on the right edge of the cluster. The yellow star at 10 o’clock and the white star at about 8 o’clock are both part of the cluster.
17. IC 1848
Canary Two / 2020-08-25 / 01.10.17 / TC = IV 3 p n
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This cluster is near both IC 1805 and NGC 1027. This cluster lies in the Soul Nebula.
18. Collinder 34
Canary Two / 2020-09-04 / 02.39.53 / TC = I 3 p
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Another neighbor. The grayscale hides the nebulosity from the Soul Nebula.
19. Trumpler 3
Canary Two / 2020-10-01 / 01:30 / TC = III 3 p
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I targeted SAO 12645, which lies near the center of the photo. The chief stars in the cluster are the whitish ones just below the center of the frame. I had to crop out some very bad blemishes in the photo. (These blemishes turned up in several photos taken by Canary Two on the night of September 30 – October 1.)
20. Stock 23
Canary One / 2020-09-29 / 01:32 / TC = III 3 p n
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I targeted SAO 23906, the yellow star near the center of the image. It is right in the middle of the cluster. The dark area surrounding the cluster is, I think, dust derived dark nebulosity.
21. NGC 1342
Canary Two / 2020-08-26 / 03.34.43 / TC = III 3 p
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22. IC 348
Canary Two / 2020-08-26 / 03.39.44 / TC = IV 2 p
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The bright blue central star is Atik in Perseus, with the cluster just below.
23. Tombaugh 5
Canary One / 2020-09-30 / 01:38 / TC = III 2 m
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My target, SAO 24209 lies near the center of the frame. The cluster dominates the upper left corner of the frame.
24. NGC 1444
Canary One / 2020-08-31 / 04.18.30 / TC = IV 1 p
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The cluster is in the center of the frame, two thirds of the way from the top. The bright star in the center of the cluster is a double, STF 446, though it is unresolved in this photo.
25. King 7
Canary One / 2020-09-29 / 01:18 / TC = II 3 m
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I targeted SAO 24321. It is the bright star in the middle of the frame. The cluster is to its left and slightly higher.
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