Whitcomb Farm Observatory
Stars in our galaxy
When we look at the
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M92 in Hercules
alpha Centauri — Rigil Kentarus Deneb — alpha Cygni
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Center of the Milky Way
Castor — alpha Geminorum A M37 Nova Delphini — Aug 2013
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Double Stars
Constellations and Asterisms
Asterisms
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NAME

SEASON

LOCATION

Orion

Winter

south

Ursa Major (includes big dipper)

All Year

north

Cassiopeia

Fall-Winter

north

Perseus

Winter-Spring

overhead

Leo

Spring

overhead

Virgo

Spring

overhead south

Booties

Spring Summer

overhead

Hercules

Summer

overhead

Cygnus

Summer

overhead

Scorpius

Summer

south

Pegasus

Fall

overhead

Andromeda

Fall

overhead

Taurus

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overhead

Auriga

Winter

overhead

Big Dipper (or the Plough)
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Brocchi's Cluster (the Coathanger) in
Asterisms are similar patterns of
Open Clusters
Stars form in regions of
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M39
Double Cluster (NGC 884)in Perseus
Globular Clusters
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Globular clusters have a spherical
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omega Centauri – in Centaurus
M13– Globular cluster in Hercules
Stars, starlight and the life
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