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Messier 29 - Open Cluster
Messier 29, discovered in 1764 by Charles Messier, who catalogued over 100 star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies, is an open star cluster in the Cygnus constellation. With an apparent magnitude of 7.1, the cluster can be seen with binoculars or a low-power telescope. It is considered to be relatively young, at 10 million years old. Located 4,000 light years away, M29 contains eight extremely noticeable stars, five of which are classified as B0. This means that, placed in the location of our Sun, any of those five stars would be 160,000 times brighter! This image is the final result of four images, with red, green, and blue filters exposed for 30 seconds, and a luminance filter exposed for 5 seconds. They were taken by Dr. Webb on August 7th, 2015, with FIU’s very own telescope atop the Stocker AstroScience Center, and were color combined by Gabriel Salazar.
Messier 29 - Open Cluster
Messier 29, discovered in 1764 by Charles Messier, who catalogued over 100 star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies, is an open star cluster in the Cygnus constellation. With an apparent magnitude of 7.1, the cluster can be seen with binoculars or a low-power telescope. It is considered to be relatively young, at 10 million years old. Located 4,000 light years away, M29 contains eight extremely noticeable stars, five of which are classified as B0. This means that, placed in the location of our Sun, any of those five stars would be 160,000 times brighter! This image is the final result of four images, with red, green, and blue filters exposed for 30 seconds, and a luminance filter exposed for 5 seconds. They were taken by Dr. Webb on August 7th, 2015, with FIU’s very own telescope atop the Stocker AstroScience Center, and were color combined by Gabriel Salazar.