M52 and M103 in Cassiopeia

On this night I concentrated on the newly rising Constellation of Cassiopeia. These two Messier Objects were nothing special once found, but I still love the hunt!

Messier Number 52 NGC # 7654 Name / Type Open Cluster
RA 23 24.2 DEC 61 35 Constellation CAS Mag 8.0 Size 13

Instrument Used NewStar 10" Magnifications Used 38x
Seeing Conditions Transparency 6 Seeing 6 Observing Location Ajax, On
Local Date 8/ 5/2005 Local Time 12:45am
UTC Time & Date 8/5/2005 4:45:00 AM
Personal Notes
This cluster was a little easier to find than m103. I could see a distinctive 'arrow' of clusters in this group, but not much to look at.


Messier Number 103 NGC # Name / Type Open Cluster
RA 01 33.2 DEC 60 42 Constellation CAS Mag 7.0 Size 6

Instrument Used NewStar 10" Magnifications Used 38x
Seeing Conditions Transparency 6 Seeing 6 Observing Location Ajax, On
Local Date 8/ 5/2005 Local Time 12:30AM
UTC Time & Date 8/5/2005 4:30:00 AM
Personal Notes
This cluster was easy to locate, but hard to identify, there were many different clusters that could have been mistaken for m103, but i was able to identify it and confirm it with SkyWatch.