M45 Pleiades
Target fun facts The Pleiades also known as The Seven Sisters, Messier 45 and other names by different cultures, is an asterism and an open star cluster containing middle-aged, hot B-type stars in the northwest of the constellation Taurus. At a distance of about 444 light years, it is among the nearest star clusters to […]
M52 Cassiopeia Salt & Pepper Cluster
Fun facts M52 Cassiopeia Salt & Pepper Cluster: Messier 52 or M52, also known as NGC 7654 or the Scorpion Cluster, is an open cluster of stars in the highly northern constellation of Cassiopeia. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1774. It can be seen from Earth under a good night sky with binoculars. […]
Sadr, Gamma Cygni (γ Cyg) Star
Target fun facts Sadr or Gamma Cygni (γ Cyg) is a yellow-white supergiant star located in the constellation Cygnus. With an apparent magnitude of 2.23, it is the constellation’s second brightest star, after Deneb. Sadr lies at an approximate distance of 1,800 light years from Earth. It is the star that marks the intersection of […]