m52

	M52

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	RA: 23:24.2 Dec: +61:35 Magnitude: 7.3 Size: 13.0 arc min Distance: 5,000 ly Constellation: Cassiopeia	Scope: 8" SCT at f/10 Autoguider: ST-4 faint mode Sky conditions: Great seeing and transparency. Camera: Hutech modified Canon 300D ISO800 Exposure: 8 x 5 minutes Date: September 30, 2006
	Comments: This was a pretty good night after the storms cleared out with a low only in the mid 40s. M52 is a fine open cluster located in a rich Milky Way field. It was one of Messier's original discoveries and was cataloged on September 7, 1774. The cluster is about 35 million years old.