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Cassiopeia

[Sky Map of Cassiopeia : Size = 8762 bytes]

Messier Objects

M52 and M103 are open star clusters, visible through binoculars or a small telescope.

Other Deep Sky Objects

NGC 225, NGC 457 and NGC 663 are also open clusters which can be seen only with optical aid.

Stars With (Un)Common Names

alpha
Schedar
beta
Caph
delta
Ruchbah
epsilon
Navi is Ivan spelled backwards. This star was named for American astronaut Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom who was killed in the Apollo 1 launchpad fire on 27 January 1967. See also Dnoces and Regor.

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