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NGC 3532 Wishing Well Cluster, Frank Sackenheim
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NGC 3532 better known as the Wishing Well Cluster, is an open star cluster in the constellation of Carina. The cluster shows many blue O and B Type stars, but also some red giant stars. When the Hubble Space Telescope had it´s first light in 1990, a star field within this cluster was choosen as the target. Other trivial names for the cluster are: Pincushion Cluster, Football Cluster or Black Arrow Cluster.
The Cluster is located between the Eta Carina Nebula and the Statue of Liberty Nebula. There is some nebulosity surrounding the cluster.

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NGC 3532 Wishing Well Cluster, Frank Sackenheim