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NGC 896 Emission Nebula and Open Star Cluster
 
 

NGC 896 Emission Nebula and Open Star Cluster

NGC 896 is a faint emission nebula in the Northwestern corner of the Heart Nebula, IC805, up near the Constellation Cephus in the Northern skies. It is about 5 degrees to the southeast of the star ε Cassiopeiae, but you can find by starting on 'Double Cluster' of Perseus and moving about 5 degrees north-northeast is apparently the most western and brighter than the Heart Nebula. To be able to identify need a good zoom and filters. The entire complex of nebulae visible in this area shows circumpolar from most regions of the 'northern hemisphere, the best months for observing is from October to April.

Date: 11/06/2009
 
 
 

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