Open ClusterTombaugh 5

Open Cluster Tombaugh 5 and yellow giant star Gamma Persei - 66mm. Altair Astro Refractor - 0.6x focal reducer and field flattener - Canon 600d DSLR - 20x60sec lights at ISO1600 - on a Star Adventurer equatorial mount - Credit Kurt Thrust

"Searching for Comet W2 (AFRICANO) to no avail. It is obviously quite faint and with the Moon now waxing over the Jodrell Plank Observatory our success is far from guaranteed." - Kurt Thrust acting CEO and current Director of the Jodrell Plank Observatory.

Perseus, Cassiopeia and Andromeda - Canon 400d DSLR at f=18mm - 10x30secs at ISO1600 on a fixed tripod - Credit Pip Stakkert

" Much to our embarrassment we noticed that we had confused open cluster NGC 1502 with open cluster Tombaugh 5. Kemble's Cascade although in the same constellation is some way away. We have adjusted this post accordingly. We pride ourselves with running a blame free culture at the Jodrell Plank Observatory but I can assure you heads will roll . " - Ivor Hump - Chair of the Jodrell Plank Observatory Board of Trustees.