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NGC 1883 in Auriga
Date of Obs ...... January 17, 2021 |
This object is also an open cluster in Auriga, but entirely different
from the previous open clusters I attempted thus far this evening.
NGC 1883 is possibly the dimmest open cluster I've ever attempted to
observe. I would never have seen anything had I not known exactly
where to look for it. At neither 76x or 123x could I resolve any
stars, it was just a faint hazy patch. The other thing that was a
bit unusual is that despite the cluster being close to Capella, it was
surprisingly difficult to find; I had to conduct the star-hop very
carefully and with several restarts. One reason for the extreme faintness of the cluster is that it is much farther away than most open clusters ~ this one is over 15,000 light years away. |