Cassiopeia clusters with Messier 103


Starfield in eastern Cassiopeia containing an abundance of open star clusters. The most prominent is NGC 663, or the Letter S Cluster, at bottom. Above it is NGC 654; to its right is NGC 659. At centre is Messier 103. At far right is NGC 457, the ET or Owl Cluster. Above it is NGC 463. The star at far left is Epsilon Cass; the star at right of centre is Delta Cas, or Ruchba. Taken from Alberta, Canada Oct. 1, 2021.


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