M29 (NGC 6913)
Open cluster in the constellation Cygnus
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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.
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M29 is best viewed in binocs or low power telescopes. It is well visualized even in light polluted areas or during a full Moon.
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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.
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Multiwavelength Messier 29
Cool site showing M29 in different light waves: x-ray, visible, color visible, near and far infrared and radio. -
Messier 29
How to find M29 in the night sky, history of M29 and a little bit about the binaries that have been found. -
Messier Monday: A Young Open Cluster in the Summer Triangle, M29
Many more cool pictures of M29, a little bit about the Summer Triangle (M29 is close to the star Sadr, within the Triangle) and general information on M29.
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