A great idea for a group... Thank you Frank!

Open Cluster
Open Star Clusters •4 replies•78 views
Michael Feigenbaum avatar
Michael Feigenbaum avatar
I've had discussions with some of my astro colleagues in the past about the fact that these open clusters seem to be a little bit under appreciated.

Now, thanks to Frank, we have a group to showcase these interesting and beautiful subjects.

After seeing how many images have been added in just a few short hours,  I believe  I may have been mistaken about open clusters being under appreciated!

I am enjoying reviewing all of these great images.
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Ian Dixon avatar
Ian Dixon avatar
Thanks for doing this, a very solid idea!
Ian
Brice Blanc avatar
Brice Blanc avatar
Very good idea guys ! Brice
Frank Breslawski avatar
Frank Breslawski avatar
Wow - that's great! Im deeply impressed to see more than 168 submitted images just 12 hours after creating the group. :-) Thanks for that, guys!!!

Mike, perhaps we have slightly underestimated the number of images of open star clusters. ;-) Nevertheless, they have now been given a good place to be.

By the way, here (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open_clusters) you can also find a very good list of these star clusters in table form. Interesting is that many of them are also "hidden" in well known objects and nebulous areas.

And here (https://www.astrobin.com/groups/218/) is also the direct link to the group - I would be happy if we become even more members. :-)

Cheers
Frank
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Icharuss avatar
Icharuss avatar
I'm currently working through the AL open cluster project.  This looks like a great group for sharing results!
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