Kemble's Cascade

[mariosi]

 

Kemble's Cascade,

 

Kemble's Cascade (Kemble 1), located in the constellation Camelopardalis, is an asterism — a pattern created by unrelated stars. It is an apparent straight line of more than 20 colourful 5th to 10th magnitude stars over a distance of approximately five moon diameters, and the open cluster NGC 1502 can be found at one end.

It was named by Walter Scott Houston in honour of Father Lucian Kemble (1922–1999)Wikipedia

 

SCOPE: 70mm Altair Asto 420/f6 EDD FMC Starwave
EYEPIECES: Edmund Optics 32mm RKE
Saturday 21/1/17 22:00
Backyard

 

I hope you like it 

Marios 

 

 

[Stu]

Lovely sketch Marios, very well captured.

I love the little Double in NGC1502, a favourite of mine.

[Ruud]

Very good Marios! Photos just can't show it this way.

Love a good sketch. Thanks.

[Pete Presland]

Beautifully done!

[Paul73]

It is a lovely sight! I'm sure that there is a pretty little cluster at the top/bottom of the cascade. Worth adding too after a dark sky trip!

Paul

[laudropb]

Very nice sketch.

[mariosi]

Hi Pete, Stu, Paul, Laudropd, Ruud, and thank you so much for the wonderful feedback and likes! 

 

Marios 

[Mark at Beaufort]

Marios a very nice sketch of one of my favourite asterisms. In my Helios 15x70 Apollo Binos I can cover the whole asterism - great sight.

[Dave In Vermont]

Very nice rendering of this wonderful asterism, Marios! Thank you for sharing this gem of a stellar-gem.

It's also one of my favorites out there!

Dave

[colin2007]

Great sketch. Kemble`s Cascade is a lovely asterism to observe and I remember my first look at it very well.

[mariosi]

Geia sas Dave,Colin, Mark, many thanks for the kind words! 

 

Marios 

[cotterless45]

Lovely sketch.

Lots of folk can't find this cascade. Just put your hand up and span the "top" of Cassiopeia, take that span distance to the left along this top line and it's there at the end . Use very low power , bins are ideal, it's very colourful.

The cluster at the end is the "Skull and Crossbones" NGC 1503, the binary (Σ485)making the eyes.  This is nearby the blue planetary nebula , the "blue oyster", NGC 1501.

These are summer favourites in Camelopardalis, the grandchildren love looking at these , before we swing over to "ET", NGC 457,

Nick.

[Stu]

23 minutes ago, cotterless45 said:

The cluster at the end is the "Skull and Crossbones" NGC 1503, the binary (Σ485)making the eyes.

NGC1502 Is the one you are thinking of Nick. Lovely little Cluster, and I love the eyes too  

[mariosi]

So sweet Nick.

 

 

Many thanks 

Marios