{"id":21504,"date":"2021-07-28T11:58:51","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T11:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyatnightmagazine.com\/?p=95340"},"modified":"2021-07-26T18:30:17","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T18:30:17","slug":"pictures-of-messier-39","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/rss_feed\/pictures-of-messier-39\/","title":{"rendered":"Pictures of Messier 39"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Lee Dyson\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 26 July 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Messier 39 \u2013 or NGC 7092 \u2013 is a large open star cluster in the constellation Cygnus, about 800 lightyears away.<\/p>\n

Open star clusters are relatively young objects, in astronomical terms. M39 could be as young as 250 million years old.\u00a0Some globular clusters<\/a>, for example, are older than 11 billion years old.<\/p>\n

M39 was catalogued by French astronomer Charles Messier<\/a> in his famous Messier Catalogue<\/a> of deep-sky objects in the 18th century.<\/p>\n

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M39 by Tom Howard, Crawley, Sussex, UK. Equipment: Nikon D7000, Meade 5000 127mm refractor, EQ6 mount.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Messier 39 can be seen with the naked eye under very dark conditions, and even binoculars and a small telescope will provide a good view of the cluster. Locate it in the sky near bright star Deneb, Alpha Cygni.<\/p>\n

Below is a selection of images of Messier 39 captured by BBC Sky at Night Magazine<\/em> readers and astrophotographers.<\/p>\n

For advice on photographing the night sky, read our guide to astrophotography<\/a> or discover our pick of the best astrophotography cameras<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And don\u2019t forget to send us your images<\/a> or share them with us via Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Open Cluster \u2013 M39 by Danny Lee, Kent, UK. Equipment: Skywatcher Explorer 150p, EQ5 Pro GOTO mount, Nikon D40.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n
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M39 by William McSorley, Leeds, UK. Equipment: SW 150P Reflector, EQ5 GoTo Mount, QHY8L cooled CCD, SW ST80, Philips SPC900 webcam.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n
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M39 is 800 light years distant, and its stars are about 300 million years old. It has between 30 and 50 stars forming an attractive triangular shape.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n
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