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HD 7902
p QUIRKY CLUSTER Nestled around Phi Cassiopeiae, the open
cluster NGC 457’s nicknames include the Owl, E.T., and Kachina Doll.
Which do you see?
HD 9365
p FARAWAY SPARKLES M103, also known as NGC 581, is an open
cluster situated some 7,200 light-years from us. The star HD 9365 is in
the foreground and not a cluster member.
p DELIGHTFUL ASTERISM Kemble’s Cascade, named after the Canadian amateur astronomer who identii ed it, consists of 7th- to 9th-magnitude
stars and is 2.5° long. Note the open cluster NGC 1502 at the bottom-left of the trickle of stars.
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