Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  M 39  ·  NGC 7092
Messier 39, Stan McQueen
Messier 39
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Messier 39

Messier 39, Stan McQueen
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Messier 39

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Messier 39 is an open cluster of stars in the constellation Cygnus. It lies only about 800 lightyears from earth and is positioned in front of a rich background of Milky Way Stars.

This image consists of 200 minutes of sub-images taken over several nights at the Cascade Mountain Observatory (AKA my back yard) in Orem, UT.

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Messier 39, Stan McQueen