M52 (NGC 7654) Cas open cluster Difficulty level 1
Date of observation: 2002/01/05 20:30
Observing site: ¬ÎŒ´
Transparency/seeing/sky darkness: 2/2/3
Instruments: 32cm Dobsonian with XL21 at 70x
Width of field: 0.9 degree
This cluster is situated west of Cassiopeia's letter W. It is fairly bright. Although it is a mid-size cluster, stars are well concentrated and individual member stars are bright and beautiful.
At 90x it is almost fully resolved. A 7.9-magnitude star in the west stands out.
There are many bright stars in the northwest.
In the east there is a small condensation from where lines of stars extend outward. Also, a line of stars running from the center to the southeast attracts an observer's attention. There is a triangular-shaped clump in the southeast somewhat detached from the cluster. There are many faint stars sprinkled in the outlying areas.
M52 Cas open cluster Difficulty level 2
N7635 Cas diffuse nebula Difficulty level 5
Cz43 Cas open cluster
Difficulty level 2
Date of observation: 1995/11/17 22:35
Observing site: Hoshinomura
Transparency/seeing/sky darkness: 2/2/2
Instruments: 30x125 binoculars
Width of field: 1.6‹