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On this page I collect my observations of the star pattern (asterism) Kemble's Cascade in the constellation Camelopardis, which is terminated by the open star cluster NGC 1502 (Golden Harp Cluster; same constellation) at one end.
Kemble's Cascade is an about 2.5° long chain of stars in the southwestern constellation of Camelopardis (giraffe), which does not have any catalogue designation. It is supposed to be visible with the naked eye, but I found it only in the telescope. The cascade is an apparent line of more than 20 colored stars from the fifth to the tenth magnitude class over a distance of about five Earth moon diameters. The open star cluster NGC 1502 (Golden Harp Cluster) lies at one end of the chain.
Kemble's Cascade created with SkySafari 6; it looked more impressive to me in the telescope (Image Courtesy of SkySafari Astronomy, www.simulationcurriculum.com)
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Kemble's Cascade taken with an amateur telescope. The open star cluster NGC 1502 lies at the left end of the row of stars (Wikipedia, translated).
| Kemble's Cascade | NGC 1502 | |
| Size: 2.80° (Stoyan) Distance: no physical object Rating: *** (Stoyan) |
Size: 20' (Wikipedia) Distance: 2,700 light years (Wikipedia) Rating: --- |
Kemble's Cascade in constellation Camelopardis
Kemble's Cascade/NGC 1502, January 26, 2024 - original
