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M29 (NGC 6913)

Open cluster in the constellation Cygnus

  • M29 is both very young - 10 million years old - and very close - about 4000 light years distant.  It's also rather small in quantity, with about 50 stars. <br />
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Image credit:www.mistisoftware.com M29 is both very young - 10 million years old - and very close - about 4000 light years distant. It's also rather small in quantity, with about 50 stars.

    Image credit:www.mistisoftware.com
  • M29 is best viewed in binocs or low power telescopes. It is well visualized even in light polluted areas or during a full Moon. <br />
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Image credit: Hillary Mathis/NOAO/AURA/NSF M29 is best viewed in binocs or low power telescopes. It is well visualized even in light polluted areas or during a full Moon.

    Image credit: Hillary Mathis/NOAO/AURA/NSF
  • The brightest stars of M29 are spectral type B0. The cluster is moving toward us at 28 km/s and it is quite slender measuring about 7 arc-minutes across.<br />
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Image credit: 2-Micron-All-Sky-Survey The brightest stars of M29 are spectral type B0. The cluster is moving toward us at 28 km/s and it is quite slender measuring about 7 arc-minutes across.

    Image credit: 2-Micron-All-Sky-Survey
 

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