Messier 29
Object
Cross Reference
Common Name
Object Type
Constellation
English Name
M29
NGC 6913 / Cr 422
Cooling Tower
OC (Open Cluster)
Cygnus (Cyg)
The Swan
RE
DEC
Size
Magnitude
Morphology
Distance
Extends
Age
20h 24m 06s
+38° 24′ 36″
10.0′
+6.6v
Trumpler III 3p
4,000 ly
8 ly
10 million years
Location
Mount
Telescope
Type
Camera / CCD
Filter
Milton Keynes, UK
Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6GT
Atlair Astro Lightwave
66ED-R refractor
Canon EOS 700D
Luminance (Lum)
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Notes – Messier 29
– M29, NGC 6913, Collinder 422 (Cr 422), Cooling Tower
– around 50 stars
– detached, no concentration of stars
– large range in brightness
– best view at low magnification
– each increasein power reduces the cluster’s beauty
– traces of nebulosity are seen on close-up photograpghy
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