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Open Clusters


Open Clusters you can observe visually with a binocular or if you want to take photos of them you can use camera lenses.

More to read about open clusters at Wikipedia:


Open Clusters

Messier catalogue

Open Cluster M34 2023

M34
Spiral Cluster

Open Cluster M35, Sweden 2013

M35
Shoe-Buckle Cluster

Constellation Capella

M36, M37, M38

Open Cluster M37 2023

M37

M38 Open cluster

M38
Starfish Cluster

M39 Open Cluster 2016

M39
Pyramid Cluster

M44 Open cluster

M44
Beehive Cluster

M45 Open cluster

M45
Pleiades

M52 Open Cluster

M52
Scorpion Cluster

Melotte catalogue

Open Cluster Melotte 20 surounding Mirfak, 2024

Melotte 20
Alpha Persei Cluster

Melotte 111, Open cluster, Sweden 2025

Melotte 111
Coma Star Cluster

 

New Generation Catalogue

NGC 752

NGC 752

Open cluster NGC 1528, 2023

NGC 1528

Open cluster NGC 1662, 2024

NGC 1662

NGC 2244 Open Cluster, Sweden 2021

NGC 2244
Rosette Nebula

Open cluster NGC 2281, 2024

NGC 2281
Broken Heart Cluster

NGC 6811 open cluster, Swden 2019

NGC 6811

NGC 6939 open cluster, Sweden 2023

NGC 6939

NGC 7160 open cluster, Sweden 2024

NGC 7160

NGC 7380 open cluster, Sweden 2024

NGC 7380

Trumpler catalogue

Open Cluster Trumpler 37, 2016

Trumpler 37

   

Comments:

If I had taken those photographs today (2025) I would use the following of my equipment.

Camera Lens / Telescope Reducer / Barlow Mount Comment
Nikon D800 TS130, 910 mm x1 SkyWatcher EQ6
Nikon D800 Pentax 300 mm x1 SkyWatcher HEQ5 Wide field
Canon 6D Sigma 150 mm x1 SkyWatcher Star Adventurer Wide field

There are a lot of open clusters to choose from.

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