Messier Clusters M 24 and Higher

Messier Clusters of Stars Within Our Galaxy

M 25 Cluster in Sagittarius

Stellarvue Nighthawk 80mm, SBIG ST-7E, 45 sec * 18

M 26 Cluster in Scutum

Meade 2080 8 in f/10 SCT with f/6.3 reducer, SBIG ST-7E, 1 min * 3

M 28 Cluster in Sagittarius

Meade 2080 8 in f/10 SCT with f/6.3 reducer, SBIG ST-7E, 1 min

M 29 in Cygnus using FILM

Meade 2080 8 in f/10 SCT with f/6.3 reducer 5 min

M 29 Cluster in Cygnus

Meade 2080 8 in f/10 SCT, SBIG ST-7E

M 34 Cluster in Persius

Meade 2080, f6.3 reducer, Pentax K110D, 30 sec * 34

M 37 Cluster in Auriga

Meade 2080, f6.3 reducer, Pentax K110D, 2 min * 28

M 39 Cluster in Cygnus

Orion ST-80, SBIG ST-7E, 1 sec * 35

M 41 Cluster in Canus Major

Stellarvue Nighthawk 80/f6, Pentax K100D, 30 sec * 55 exp

M 44 "Beehive Cluster" in Cancer

Stellarvue Nighthawk 80/f6, Pentax K100D, 15 sec * 40

M 45 "Pleiades Cluster" in Taurus using FILM
Other names: Seven Sisters and Subaru. Used as logo for a popular Japanese car!

Meade 2080 8 in f/10 SCT, f/6.3 reducer, 5 min

M 45 "Pleiades Cluster" in Taurus
I finally caught the Merope Nebula from my light polluted location

Stellarvue Nighthawk 80/f6, Pentax K110D DSLR, 1 min * 52

M 45 "Pleiades Cluster" in Taurus
Most of us do not know the names of all seven sisters plus their parents.

M 46 Cluster in Puppis
Contains ring nebula NGC 2438

Stellarvue Nighthawk 80/f6, SBIG ST-7E, 1 min * 4

M 47 Cluster in Puppis

Meade 2080, f6.3 reducer, Pentax K110D, 1 min * 38

M 48 Cluster in Hydra

Meade 2080, f6.3 reducer, Pentax K110D, 1 min * 45

M 50 Cluster in Monoceros

Meade 2080 8 in SCT, f/5 reducer, SBIG ST-7E, 60 sec

M 52 Cluster in Cassiopeia

Stellarvue Nighthawk, SBIG ST-7E, 1 min * 4

M 53 Cluster in Coma Berenices

Meade 2080 8 in f/10 SCT, SBIG ST-7E, 10 min

M 56 Gluster in Lyra

Meade 2080 8 in SCT, f/5 reducer, SBIG ST-7E, 2 min

M 67 Cluster in Cancer

Meade 2080 8 in SCT, Pentax K100D, 2 min * 24

M 71 Cluster in Sagita

Meade 2080 8 in SCT, SBIG ST-7E, 8 min

M 92 Cluster in Hercules

Meade 2080 8 in SCT, f/6.3 reducer, SBIG ST-7E, 2 min * 11

M 93 Cluster in Puppis

Meade 2080 8 in SCT, f/5 reducer, SBIG ST-7E, 10 sec * 3

M 103 Cluster in Cassiopeia

Meade 2080 8 in SCT, f/6.3 reducer, pentax K110D, 30 sec * 34

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