Posted on 04/12/2023 11:21:12 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: The large stellar association cataloged as NGC 206 is nestled within the dusty arms of the neighboring Andromeda galaxy along with the galaxy's pinkish star-forming regions. Also known as M31, the spiral galaxy is a mere 2.5 million light-years away. NGC 206 is found right of center in this sharp and detailed close-up of the southwestern extent of Andromeda's disk. The bright, blue stars of NGC 206 indicate its youth. In fact, its youngest massive stars are less than 10 million years old. Much larger than the open or galactic clusters of young stars in the disk of our Milky Way galaxy, NGC 206 spans about 4,000 light-years. That's comparable in size to the giant stellar nurseries NGC 604 in nearby spiral M33 and the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
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There are folks who have been able to see the stars in that cluster through a amateur level (25” and lower) scope.
Those are the furthest stars that can be seen as stars by amateur scopes (short of a supernova in some further galaxies).
(I look at scopes bigger than 25” as “pro” level, even, if they are owned by an amateur...I mean, there is a guy with a 75” scope....that’s hard core!)
Thanks MtnClimber!
Where is the 75” scope located? (That’s a big mirror!)
Guy has it on a flatbed truck and drives it to star parties.
I’ve only seen photos of it, but, folks in my club have look through it.
It must only be a 70, not a 75 as I thought. Here is an article about it.
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