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Keywords: open cluster, asterism
![NGC 7789: Роза Каролины](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2024/07/09/0001932903/NGC7789_difusco1024c.preview.jpg)
6.07.2024
Found among the rich starfields of the Milky Way, star cluster NGC 7789 lies about 8,000 light-years away toward the constellation Cassiopeia. A late 18th century deep sky discovery of astronomer Caroline Lucretia Herschel, the cluster is also known as Caroline's Rose.
![NGC 3572 и Южные Головастики](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2022/05/06/0001831018/NGC3572SouthernTadpolesCarlosTaylor1024.preview.jpg)
6.05.2022
This cosmic skyscape features glowing gas and dark dust clouds along side the young stars of NGC 3572. A beautiful emission nebula and star cluster it sails far southern skies within the nautical constellation Carina.
![NGC 602 и за ним](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2021/05/16/0001739502/Ngc602_Hubble_960.preview.jpg)
16.05.2021
The clouds may look like an oyster, and the stars like pearls, but look beyond. Near the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy some 200 thousand light-years distant, lies 5 million year young star cluster NGC 602.
![NGC 602: звездное скопление Устрица](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2024/07/02/0001932667/Ngc602_Hubble_960.preview.jpg)
2.07.2024
The clouds may look like an oyster, and the stars like pearls, but look beyond. Near the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy some 200 thousand light-years distant, lies this 5 million year old star cluster NGC 602.
![Три скопления в Корме](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2022/02/18/0001813459/ThreeClustersPuppis1024.preview.jpg)
18.02.2022
Galactic or open star clusters are young. The swarms of stars are born together near the plane of the Milky Way, but their numbers steadily dwindle as cluster members are ejected by galactic tides and gravitational interactions.
![Двойное скопление в Персее](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2021/10/08/0001770322/doubleclustergroves1024.preview.jpg)
8.10.2021
This pretty starfield spans about three full moons (1.5 degrees) across the heroic northern constellation of Perseus. It holds the famous pair of open star clusters, h and Chi Persei. Also cataloged...
![Скопления: молодое и старое](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2006/09/11/0001216232/m46m47_hetlage.preview.jpg)
10.09.2006
Many stars form in clusters. Galactic or open star clusters are relatively young swarms of bright stars born together near the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy. Separated by about a degree...
![Два скопления и комета](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2020/01/30/0001605913/C2017T2_2020-01-24-26-28_posta1024.preview.jpg)
30.01.2020
This lovely starfield spans some four full moons (about 2 degrees) across the heroic northern constellation of Perseus. In telescopic exposures made during the nights of January 24, 26, and 28 it holds...
![Звездные скопления M35 и NGC 2158](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2021/05/10/0001738641/M35_CFHT_960.preview.jpg)
10.05.2021
Clusters of stars can be near or far, young or old, diffuse or compact. The featured image shows two quite contrasting open star clusters in the same field. M35, on the lower left...
![Звездное скопление Гиады](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2020/01/22/0001602791/Hyades_Mtanous_1080.preview.jpg)
22.01.2020
It is the closest cluster of stars to the Sun. The Hyades open cluster is bright enough to have been remarked on even thousands of years ago, yet is not as bright or compact as the nearby Pleiades (M45) star cluster.
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