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Finder-charts

A finder chart is a map of a small region of the sky. Astronomers use these charts to find particular stars within an image. 

The charts are also useful for communicating which object on a map is being referred to.

Image
A black-and-white star chart with numbered labels identifying 67 stars, used to locate the NGC 957 star cluster
Credit
This work by Fraser Lewis, Faulkes Telescope Project is licensed under All rights reserved
Finder chart for the open cluster NGC957.