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A trio of open clusters in Cygnus, planetary nebula NGC 7139, and elliptical galaxy NGC 7103

September 3–10, 2015: A trio of open clusters in Cygnus offers small-telescope owners a nice view, while large-telescope owners can seek out planetary nebula NGC 7139 in Cepheus and elliptical galaxy NGC 7103 in Capricornus.

Cepheus
This weeks first large-scope object, planetary nebula NGC 7139, lies 2 west-southwest of magnitude 4.3 Kurhah (Xi [] Cephei).
Astronomy: Roen Kelly
Each week, Astronomy magazine Senior Editor Michael E. Bakich, a master at explaining how to observe, posts a podcast about three objects or events you can see in the sky.

Targets for September 3–10, 2015

Small telescope:
A trio of open clusters in Cygnus
Large telescope:
Planetary nebula NGC 7139
Large telescope:
Elliptical galaxy NGC 7103

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