The Hyades Star Cluster
The Hyades (also catalogued as Melotte 25) are one of the major tourist attractions in the sky
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Stephan’s Quintet
Stephan’s Quintet is a remarkable compact group of galaxies which is also known as Hickson 92 and Arp 319.
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Rosette Nebula
One of the most attractive deep sky objects in Monoceros is NGC 2244, a bright open star cluster visible even to the naked eye under good conditions.
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Ring Nebula M57
The best-known planetary nebula is the Ring Nebula M57, easily found about halfway between Beta and Gamma Lyrae.
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The Pleiades
The Pleiades, also known as the “Seven Sisters”, is the most famous of all star clusters. The group is very conspicuous, and has been known and regarded with reverence since early times.
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Deep Sky Intro
The category "deep sky" encompasses all astronomical objects beyond our solar system, most of which are invisible to the naked eye.
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Comet ISON
3C 273 is the first identified and optically brightest quasar, the super bright nucleus of an “active” galaxy.
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