NGC 1027 is an open cluster in the constellation Cassiopeia.
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NGC 1027 is an open cluster in the constellation Cassiopeia. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1787. It is visible at the eastern part of the constellation, between two emission nebulae, the Heart and Soul Nebula. However, it is not physically associated with the two nebulae, lying in the foreground, about 3,000 light years away from the Solar System. The apparent magnitude of the cluster is 6.7 and can be seen with 10x50 binoculars around a 7th magnitude star, which is not however a member of the cluster. The brightest member of the cluster has an apparent magnitude of 9.3.
[Source: Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_1027]
Sky Location
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Image Details
| Moon Phase: | Waxing Crescent |
|---|---|
| Camera: | Seestar S50 Pro (4K Sony IMX585 sensor) |
| Optics: | 260 mm focal length, f/5.2, 50 mm aperture |
| Filter: | IRCUT |
| Binning: | 1x1 |
| Stacking: | StackingWizard, 183 frames, 37-pointing mosaic |
| Date: | 2026-09-15 |
| Number of images: | 183 |
| Exposure per image: | 60 s |
| Total imaging time: | 3 h 3 min |
AstroWizard Processing
- Crop
- GraXpert background extraction (0.5)
- Flatten sky background
- Color calibration
- BlurXTerminator (0.6)
- Stretch (deep) (x4)
- Generalized Hyperbolic Stretch (x3)
- Stretch (deep) (starless)
- Star removal (StarXTerminator) (x3)
- Narrowband (HOO) palette adjustment
- Curves adjustment (x21)
- Darken background (x7)
- Saturation adjustment (x3)
- Contrast (pop) adjustment (x2)
- Generalized Hyperbolic Stretch (starless)
- Star recombination (screen blend) (x2)
- Curves adjustment (starless)
- NoiseXTerminator (non-linear, 0.9)
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NGC 1027 is an open cluster in the constellation Cassiopeia. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1787. It is visible at the eastern part of the constellation, between two emission nebulae, the Heart and Soul Nebula. However, it is not physically associated with the two nebulae, lying in the foreground, about 3,000 light years away from the Solar System. The apparent magnitude of the cluster is 6.7 and can be seen with 10x50 binoculars around a 7th magnitude star, which is not however a member of the cluster. The brightest member of the cluster has an apparent magnitude of 9.3.
[Source: Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_1027]
Sky Location
The chart above shows where this image sits on the night sky. The yellow outline is its field of view, with the picture itself drawn at its true orientation; north is up and east is left. Click the chart to zoom in, and use "open full resolution" for the full-size chart.
Image Details
| Moon Phase: | Waxing Crescent |
|---|---|
| Camera: | Seestar S50 Pro (4K Sony IMX585 sensor) |
| Optics: | 260 mm focal length, f/5.2, 50 mm aperture |
| Filter: | IRCUT |
| Binning: | 1.x1. |
| Stacking: | StackingWizard, 183 frames, 37-pointing mosaic |
| Date: | 2026-09-15 |
| Number of images: | 183 |
| Exposure per image: | 60 s |
| Total imaging time: | 3 h 3 min |
AstroWizard Processing
- Crop
- GraXpert background extraction (0.5)
- Flatten sky background
- Color calibration
- BlurXTerminator (0.6)
- Stretch (deep) (x4)
- Generalized Hyperbolic Stretch (x3)
- Stretch (deep) (starless)
- Star removal (StarXTerminator) (x2)
- Narrowband (HOO) palette adjustment
- Curves adjustment (x5)
- Darken background (x4)
- Saturation adjustment (x2)
- Contrast (pop) adjustment (x2)
- Generalized Hyperbolic Stretch (starless)
- Star recombination (screen blend)
Click the image to zoom in (4 steps), then again for full view · hover to see it annotated · open full resolutionAnnotated image · click to zoom in (4 steps), then again for full view · open full resolutionSky location chart · click to zoom in (4 steps), then again for full view · open full resolution
NGC 1027 is an open cluster in the constellation Cassiopeia. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1787. It is visible at the eastern part of the constellation, between two emission nebulae, the Heart and Soul Nebula. However, it is not physically associated with the two nebulae, lying in the foreground, about 3,000 light years away from the Solar System. The apparent magnitude of the cluster is 6.7 and can be seen with 10x50 binoculars around a 7th magnitude star, which is not however a member of the cluster. The brightest member of the cluster has an apparent magnitude of 9.3.
[Source: Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_1027]
Annotated Image
The annotated version is shown above - click it to zoom. Open the annotated image at full resolution.
Sky Location
The chart above shows where this image sits on the night sky. The yellow outline is its field of view, with the picture itself drawn at its true orientation; north is up and east is left. Click the chart to zoom in, and use "open full resolution" for the full-size chart.
Image Details
| Moon Phase: | Waxing Crescent |
|---|---|
| Camera: | Seestar S50 Pro (4K Sony IMX585 sensor) |
| Optics: | 260 mm focal length, f/5.2, 50 mm aperture |
| Filter: | IRCUT |
| Binning: | 1x1 |
| Stacking: | StackingWizard, 183 frames, 37-pointing mosaic |
| Date: | 2026-09-15 |
| Number of images: | 183 |
| Exposure per image: | 60 s |
| Total imaging time: | 3 h 3 min |
AstroWizard Processing
- Crop
- GraXpert background extraction (0.5)
- Flatten sky background
- Color calibration
- BlurXTerminator (0.6)
- Stretch (deep) (x4)
- Generalized Hyperbolic Stretch (x3)
- Stretch (deep) (starless)
- Star removal (StarXTerminator) (x2)
- Narrowband (HOO) palette adjustment
- Curves adjustment (x5)
- Darken background (x4)
- Saturation adjustment (x2)
- Contrast (pop) adjustment (x2)
- Generalized Hyperbolic Stretch (starless)
- Star recombination (screen blend)
