[AZ-Observing] Re: December Report from Hovatter Norte
- From: Jack Jones <telescoper@xxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:11:29 -0700
Yes they are really there and noted in various sources. See NSOG for one.
I've always seen NGC 7789 referred to as the 'White Rose Cluster'. And it
does look like a starry version of a complete white rose, very beautiful.
Something to impress your date with to try to get her hooked on Astronomy.
Jack
L Knauth wrote:
> enough to give acceptable views of brighter deep sky objects. Open
> cluster NGC 7789 was its usual glorious sight, but I was distracted from
> appreciating its great age and peculiarly-even star distribution by the
> appearance of concentric black rings in the myriad of stars. Am I the
> only one who sees these? It is almost certainly just a Rorschach Test
> apparition, but it is really striking in this cluster.
>
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