It’s hard to believe that this is the first image from the California telescope in four months. The weather there has been so bad that the team was beginning to wonder if we would ever get to image in 2023. However, we finally got a couple of good nights though they were, of course, near…
Tag: open cluster
NGC 188 (RGB)
NGC 188 is an open cluster in Cepheus. It is about 5,000 light years away and a bit further from the center of the galaxy than we are. It’s also above the disc of the galaxy. What makes NGC 188 unusual is that is an ancient cluster. It is 6.8 billion years old where most…
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