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Pleiades Star Cluster(M45):
Right ascension:
03: 47.0 (hours: minutes)
Declination:
+24: 07 (degrees: minutes)
Distance:
Approximately 444 light years
The Pleiades Star Cluster is a group of brilliant blue
stars located in the Taurus Constellation. Also known
as Messier 45 or “Seven Sisters”, this open star cluster
consists of more than 1,000 confirmed stars, although
an average of only six are visible to the unaided eye.
With your telescope, you can quickly reveal some
of the more elusive members of this legendary and
beautiful cluster.
Dumbbell Nebula(M27)
Right ascension:
19:59.6 (hours: minutes)
Declination:
+22:43 (degrees: minutes)
Distance:
Approximately 1,360 light years
The Dumbbell Nebula was the first planetary nebula
ever discovered. It is one of the most popular sights
in the Vulpecula constellation. Easy to find with
binoculars and amazing in a telescope, the shape of
this bright, double-lobed nebula has been compared
to a dumbbell, an hourglass or an apple core. As an
added bonus, the white dwarf that lies at the heart of
the Dumbbell Nebula is larger than any other star of
its kind.
Andromeda Galaxy(M31):
Right ascension:
00: 42.7 (hours: minutes)
Declination:
+41: 16 (degrees: minutes)
Distance:
Approximately 2.54 million light years
The Andromeda Galaxy is the closest major galaxy
to our own Milky Way. Also known as Messier 31, this
famous spiral galaxy is part of the Local Group of
galaxies. Although it is technically bright enough to
see with the unaided eye under a very dark sky, your
telescope may show its bright centre, hints of its spiral
structure and its much smaller companion galaxies
known as M32 and M110.
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Harvard-Smithsonian CfA
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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