Re: 10 favorite Open Star Cluster's
Hello all,
here are my most amazing 10 open clusters for the binoculars and small scopes:
M11 The Wild Duck Cluster: changes its appearance in small scopes when increasing the magnification
Trumpler 37 ionizing the Elephant Trunk Nebula IC 1396: nice star chains in small binoculars, double star S2819, triple star S2816, resolvable in the big binoculars; the S2816 is one of the easiest resolvable Burnham's multiple stars, B1143
'The Triple Cluster in Cassiopeia': NGC 133, NGC 146, and King14 make a tight visual triple with the best King for the big binoculars (25x100) and small scopes
The Double Cluster in Perseus: its western companion, the NGC 869, changes its appearance with the magnification
M34 The Spiral Cluster in Perseus with its nice double stars for the binoculars like 15x70
Melotte 20 The Alpha Persei Moving Group: amazing cluster in the mid-sized binoculars, like 15x70
NGC 1502 condensed bright cluster with the binocular double S485 at the end of the Kemble's Cascade, best through the scopes at the magnification around 50x
M45 The Pleiades with their reflection nebulae, best through the binoculars like 15x85 and 25x100
M47 one of the richiest cluster on the bright double stars
M46 'dusty' cluster behind the bright planetary nebula NGC 2438, best through the big binoculars (25x100) and scopes
Sorry for leaving out some other amazing Messiers, NGCs, and Collinders, but the thread is on the top ten.
Happy hunting,
JG
Binoculars: Leica Ultravid 7x42, 8x42HD; Swarovski EL 8.5x42 Swarovision; Nikon 10x70 Astroluxe; Docter Nobilem 7x50 Porro; Jenoptem 7x50W, 10x50W; BA8: 10.5x70, 15x85; 25x100FB, AsahiPentax 8x40, Refractors: Sky-Watcher 150mm/750mm; Leica APO Televid 82mm (25x-50x WW ASPH); EPs:Baader Classic Orthos; Fujiyama ortho, Leica B WW, ultrawide zoom ASPH, Periplan GF, HC Plan S, L; DOCTER UWA; Wild UW mil; Tele Vue Delos, Nagler Zoom, Plössls; Swarovski SW; Pentax XW; ZEISS diascope B WW T*, Carl Zeiss E-Pl; Hensoldt mil; Filters: Astrodon, Astronomik, Baader (CCD), TS;
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