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| Abbreviation: Nor |
| English Name: The Square Level |
| Genitive: Normae |
| Hemisphere: Southern Hemisphere (Never visible from the UK) |
| Location: Between the constellations of Chamaeleon and Crux. |
| Visible between latitudes: +10 and -90 degrees |
| Best season: Summer |
| Seen in three seasons: Spring, Summer and Autumn |
| Best seen in: June |
| Seen between: Only June |
| Right Ascension (RA): 16 hour |
| Declination (DEC): -50 degrees |
| Area (square degrees): 165 (74th) |
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Norma (The Square Level)
- It’s a small constellation, Norma, which has no alpha or Beta star; its brightest star, Normae, is only of magnitude +4.0.
o - It lies in Milky-Way and presents good fields for binoculars, with a number of Open Clusters.
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Messier Objects in Norma
| No Messier Objects in Norma. |
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Features of Interest
- NGC 6067 – This is a small Open Cluster; large binoculars or a telescope reveal some 100+ stars within a stunning field. (Magnitude: +5.6)
o - NGC 6087 – This is another of Norma’s striking Open Cluster. (Magnitude: +5.4)
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Named Stars
- Normae
- more list of stars in Norma.
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IAU Sky Chart: Norma
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