by Prof. Sapiens | Apr 18, 2021 | Messier
m10 – globular cluster Lupe Rioné, Amateur astronomer (Spain) Type Globular cluster Location Constellation of Ophiuchus Distance 14,300 light-years Size 83 light-years Globular clusters: Globular clusters are concentrations of thousands to millions of stars...
by Prof. Sapiens | Apr 3, 2021 | Messier
m9 – globular cluster Lupe Rioné, Amateur astronomer (Spain) Type Globular cluster Location Constellation of Ophiuchus Distance 25,800 light-years Size 90 light-years Globular clusters: Globular clusters are concentrations of thousands to millions of stars...
by Prof. Sapiens | Mar 6, 2021 | Messier
M8 – Lagoon Nebula Lupe Rioné, Amateur astronomer (Spain) Type Emission Nebula Location Sagittarius Constellation Distance 5000 light-years Size 100 light-years Emission nebulae: are large clouds of interstellar gas where stars are born. For this reason, this...
by Prof. Sapiens | Feb 14, 2021 | Messier
m7 – Open cluster Lupe Rioné, Amateur astronomer (Spain) Type Open cluster Location Scorpio Constellation Distance 980 light-years Size 25 light-years Open clusters: Also called galactic clusters, because they are found within the galaxy, open clusters...
by Prof. Sapiens | Jan 10, 2021 | Messier
m6 – Open cluster Lupe Rioné, Amateur astronomer (Spain) Type Open cluster Location Scorpio Constellation Distance 1,600 light-years Size 12-20 light-years Open clusters: Also called galactic clusters, because they are found within the galaxy, open clusters...
by Prof. Sapiens | Dec 10, 2020 | Messier
m5 – globular cluster Lupe Rioné, Amateur astronomer (Spain) Type Globular cluster Location The Serpent Constellation Distance 24,500 light years Size 165 light years Globular clusters: Globular clusters are concentrations of thousands to millions of stars...