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

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Aug 14, 2020

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

Aug 14, 2020

Thanks for doing this, a very solid idea!
Ian

Brice Blanc

Aug 14, 2020

Very good idea guys ! Brice

Frank Breslawski

Aug 14, 2020

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

Feb 27, 2024

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

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