Numerous Open Star Clusters are spread all over the winter Milky Way. Even city dwellers can enjoy these decorations in the Akash Ganga. Some of the clusters can be seen with the naked eyes, Krittika (Pleiades) being the famous one. Should I mention some of the other famous ones, viz. Salt & Pepper; Hyades; Double Cluster; M35 at the feet of the Gemini Twins; Little Beehive; The Scorpion and many many more. In January these clusters are hanging high up in the sky.

So what kind of telescopes do we need to see these clusters? Some of the clusters are large, like Pleiades Hyades – best seen with wide field binoculars. Some of the clusters are small and densely packed with stars like Salt & Pepper, which require long focal length. Some clusters are faint, requiring fast focal ratio, some can be found by star hopping while some may need accurate goto telescope to locate.

We are organising an observation with numerous, and all kinds of telescopes. In this observation you will have telescopes that you can use on your own, large telescopes such as our 20-inch Dob, accurate telescope like the 14-inch SCT, giant binoculars, small dobs. A whole lot of telescopes!

Do join us for this “Star Clusters Observation Session” at our Astro Facility at Manesar.

DO NOTE – Two things could adversely effect the observation, viz. covid regulations, or inclement weather. Final go-ahead will be decided on the morning of the observation date.