Horseshoe
Overlaid DSS image of Horseshoe, 60' x 60' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around Horseshoe
| Type | Asterism |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 10 |
| Size | 10' |
| Right Ascension | 21h 8' (2000) |
| Declination | 47° 13' N |
| Constellation | Cygnus |
Observing Notes
Andrew Cooper
Nov 19, 2022 Waikoloa, HI (map)
28cm f/10 SCT, NexStar 11" GyPSy @ 127x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%
An intriguing asterism consisting of a clear crescent shape in a rich galactic starfield, about 10' in diameter and open to the northeast, not as one would guess a single line of stars, rather this is a band of stars about ½' wide made up of dozens of 10-12th magnitude stars, the ends of the horseshoe are anchored by a few 7th magnitude stars
Steve Coe
A small; faint horseshoe of stars of 10th and 11th magnitude― SAC Asterism Database
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Horseshoe