Herschel 52
NGC 1528

Object Type Open Cluster
Constellation Perseus
Magnitude 6.4
Size 18.0' x 18.0'


Combination of 15, 1 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain telescope at prime focus.

Number 52 in the Herschel 400 list is NGC 1528, a bright, scattered open cluster in Perseus. Since many of the individual stars are bright, the cluster is a good object for a small telescope or even binoculars.


Combination of 15, 1 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain telescope at prime focus.