Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  NGC 188
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Ancient Open Star Cluster NGC188, Jarkko K. Laukkanen
Ancient Open Star Cluster NGC188
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Ancient Open Star Cluster NGC188

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Ancient Open Star Cluster NGC188, Jarkko K. Laukkanen
Ancient Open Star Cluster NGC188
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Ancient Open Star Cluster NGC188

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Open star cluster NGC188 is considered ancient, as it is older than the Solar system. It lies close to the north celestial pole, only 4 degrees from Polaris.

I imaged it with my new telescope, SkyWatcher MN190, so the telescopes optical alignment is not yet perfect.

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Ancient Open Star Cluster NGC188, Jarkko K. Laukkanen