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NGC 281

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Cassiopeia

CALDWELL: 11
MESSIER: 52
NGC: 281, 278, 7635, 7654, 7789
OTHER: IC 1848, IC 1795, Sh 2-184, Sh 2-188, Sh 2-199
By NBAS Staff | Oct 7, 2026

The queen who never sets, presiding over one of the richest star-forming stretches of the Milky Way.

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October 2024 Newsletter

NGC: 281
COMETS: C/2023 A1
By NBAS | Oct 2, 2024

Orionids, catching a comet, Binocular tour

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September 2024 Newsletter

CALDWELL: 4
NGC: 281
PLANETS: Mercury
By NBAS | Sep 4, 2024

NBAS anniversary, lunar eclipse and more