Observations of objects of type "Open Cluster"

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Observations of objects of type "Open Cluster":

M35 (Open Cluster, in Gemini)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 127-mm other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Thu Feb 10 00:30:00 2022 UT   Obs. no.: 2332

Last evening, my brother Anthony & I did some nice observing despite interference from the moon. Some very nice open clusters that we saw were M35, M44, M46, M47. Also, in Orion we observed NGC 1980 which was a nice open cluster bathe in nebulosity. We did split the double stars Castor & Rigel & because Sirius & Sirius B are so far apart now, we were also able to split them. At high power, we studied both M42 & M43 in Orion. It was a great night of viewing!

M45 (Pleiades) (Open Cluster, in Taurus)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 127-mm other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Nov 9 00:00:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2309

On Monday evening, my brother Anthony & I did some observing with our 5" MAK. For our first time, we observed IC 405, the Flaming Star Nebula. It was quite an impressive sight. After viewing the nebula around the Pleaides, we viewed several tight double stars in the Hyades Open Cluster. They were difficult to split but they were worth the effort. The big highlight for us was observing some star forming regions in both M31 & M33. That was some sight. Finally, we enjoyed Venus, The Moon, Saturn & Jupiter strung out across the sky.

NGC884 (Open Cluster, in Perseus)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 127-mm other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Nov 2 00:00:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2307

This evening, my brother Anthony & I used our computerized 127mm MAK for our observing session. The Double Cluster was beyond great & it is my absolute favorite open clusters. We also observed other open clusters along with some nice double stars. We then inspected The Pleiades open cluster for nebulosity around its stars with a nebula filter. The star Merope's nebulosity was so good, we were able to see its actual shape. The star Maia also had a lot of nebulosity around it also. In the Hyades, we were able to observe open cluster NGC 1647 which turned out to be a really nice open cluster. There was a fine double star right in the middle of the cluster. We completed the evening by observing Jupiter, Saturn Ceres, Uranus & Neptune. What an evening!

M73 (Open Cluster, in Aquarius)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 5.1-inch equatorial reflector   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Thu Oct 7 01:25:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2302

This evening, I observed two open clusters with my Newtonian Short Tube Reflector. M73 has a few bright stars in it & is really only a loos group of stars & not a true open cluster. The stars are fairly bright though. I also observed M45, The Pleaides Open Cluster. The bright star Merope had some nebulosity around it when I upped the power in my scope. There was one other bright star that also had some nebulosity.

M39 (Open Cluster, in Cygnus)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 5.1-inch equatorial reflector   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: good   Seeing: good
Time: Tue Aug 17 01:45:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2284

Last evening, I observed the Open Cluster M39 in Cygnus. It was a very wide cluster without a lot of stars in it. I also saw other small clusters which I couldn't identify. It was an enjoyable evening.

M7 (Open Cluster, in Scorpius)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 127-mm other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Sat Jul 31 01:30:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2279

On Friday evening, my brother Anthony & I did some nice observing. We viewed M6,M7, & M8. We also viewed Jupiter & Saturn for the first time this season. Jupiter was very low but we were still able to tease out its NEB with our 5" MAK. Saturn was unusually bright because it was at opposition. We also spotted two meteors & the ISS.

M35 (Open Cluster, in Gemini)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 2.4-inch refractor   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Thu Jun 24 02:00:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2268

This evening, My brother, Anthony & I observed the planet Mars right in the middle of open star cluster M35. It turned out to be a beautiful sight with Mars as the newest member of M35 for one day only. It was great!

NGC6791 (Open Cluster, in Lyra)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 5.1-inch equatorial reflector   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Sun Jun 6 02:30:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2261

This evening, I observed two open clusters in Lyra, NGC 6743 & NGC 6791 with my 5.1" short tube Newtonian. Both clusters had quite a bit of stars were in each cluster. This cluster is well worth seeing. I also viewed the Chinese space station also.

M41 (Open Cluster, in Canis Major)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 5.1"-inch other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Sun Mar 14 01:05:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2237

This evening, I observed a hyper giant red star known as Y V Canis Majoris while cruising around Canis Major with my 5.1" short tube Newtonian Telescope. I was really impressed how red this star was.

M46 (Open Cluster, in Puppis)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 127-mm other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Wed Mar 3 00:00:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2234

Last evening, My brother Anthony & I observed many objects with our computerized 5" MAK. In Puppis we had the pleasure of viewing six open clusters. We also viewed many other clusters including M44 & M35. We also observed three asteroids, Vesta, Eunomia & Acmphtrite. We saw Galaxies M51, Ngc 5195, M81 & M82. In total, we observed 31 objects including the conjunction of The Pleiades & Mars. It was a great night of observing!

M45 (Pleiades) (Open Cluster, in Taurus)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Fri Feb 26 00:00:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2231

Tonight I observed the beginning of Mars' approach to The Pleiades which will continue until March 9th. The blue stars of The Pleiades contrasts nicely with the orange color of Mars. Just to the left, Was the orange star Aldebaran with the Hyades open cluster. One more note, was Mars looked slightly more orange than Aldebaran.

NGC752 (Open Cluster, in Andromeda)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 5.1-mm refractor   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Fri Oct 9 01:25:00 2020 UT   Obs. no.: 2204

This evening, I observed the open cluster NGC752 in Andromeda. It had a lot of stars in it. I also enjoyed looking at The Pleiades which of course is much brighter. I also viewed Mars & this time the seeing allowed me to see more dark features on Mars' face than before.

M45 (Pleiades) (Open Cluster, in Taurus)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 5.1-inch equatorial reflector   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Sun Sep 20 03:45:00 2020 UT   Obs. no.: 2194

Last night, I observed the Pleiades with my 5.1 rich field reflector.I was able to see the principal stars in my field of view, the same way I see it in my binoculars. However, the difference with my telescope was I was seeing many fainter stars in within the cluster also. I also observed Myra which now is at its brightest. I compared Myra's orange color with Mars' orange color in my 10X50 binoculars. Mars' orange color was more intense than Myra's because Mars is now much brighter than Myra. What a night!

Last evening, when I observed Aquarius through my low power telescope, I came upon the sparse open cluster M73. There where a few stars in it including four bright stars but there is evidence M73 is just an asterism. Also, I observed the two bright yellow Alpha & Beta stars of Aquarius. They used to be big blue stars but now they are transitioning to red stars.

M21 (Open Cluster, in Sagittarius)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 5.1-inch equatorial reflector   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Jul 28 05:00:00 2020 UT   Obs. no.: 2180

Early this morning, I put my telescope on the open cluster M21. There were a few bright stars embedded in the cluster & it was impressive to look at. I also observed a nice double star which I cannot identify. Finally, I also observed Saturn with its rings. After sunup, I observed sunspot AR 2767 which has now passed the center of the Sun's face with my solar scope.

This evening, I observed the open cluster NGC 6791 in Lyra. It looked like a broad cluster of plenty of stars. My wide field scope showed it beautifully.

M39 (Open Cluster, in Cygnus)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 5.1-inch equatorial reflector   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Sun Jul 19 01:30:00 2020 UT   Obs. no.: 2176

This evening I observed the M39 open cluster in Cygnus. The cluster was very broad with many stars of different magnitudes. It really jumped at me in my telescope.

NGC6709 (Open Cluster, in Aquila)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 5.1-inch Dobsonian reflector   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Jul 14 01:40:00 2020 UT   Obs. no.: 2171

This evening, I observed the open cluster, NGC 6709, in the constellation Aquila. The cluster was a large one with many faint stars among some bright stars. It was first time I ever saw this cluster.

This evening, my brother Anthony & I observed the close gathering of Venus & The Pleiades open cluster. In two days Venus will be will be inside the edge of the cluster & I also hope to see it then. In my 10X50 binoculars, the cluster & Venus looked beautiful. To the upper left, Aldebaran & The Hyades joined them. I also checked out Betelgeuse & I could see it brightened some more which I estimate to be 1.2 Magnitude. I also looked at the Orion Nebula. The grand finale was the passage of the ISS.

M41 (Open Cluster, in Canis Major)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Jan 21 04:30:00 2020 UT   Obs. no.: 2130

Last evening, I observed a lot of dim stars called Collinder 121 in the Ursa Major. The star group begins just below M41 & covers a large area. In the middle of Collinder 121 is a red super giant orange star called Canis Majoris. This star is another candidate for a super nova just like Antares & Betelgeuse but its orange color is not as deep as the other two. This probably means it won't go supernova for a long time.

After midnight last night, I observed the Pleaides & Hyades open clusters. I also observed two asterisms that lie between the two open clusters. In both open clusters, I decided to observe the many double stars with my 10X50 binoculars. I was amazed at all the double stars are within these two clusters. Just above the Hyades, are two asterisms with four or five stars in them. One was brighter than the other. I then retired for the night after enjoying my night of viewing.

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