DEEP SKY OBJECTS

The Hyades Star Cluster

The Hyades (also catalogued as Melotte 25) are one of the major tourist attractions in the sky
Nov 21, 2023

Stephan’s Quintet

Stephan’s Quintet is a remarkable compact group of galaxies which is also known as Hickson 92 and Arp 319.
Nov 21, 2023

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.
Nov 21, 2023

Ring Nebula M57

The best-known planetary nebula is the Ring Nebula M57, easily found about halfway between Beta and Gamma Lyrae.
Nov 21, 2023

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.
Nov 21, 2023

Deep Sky Intro

The category "deep sky" encompasses all astronomical objects beyond our solar system, most of which are invisible to the naked eye.
Nov 21, 2023

Comet ISON

3C 273 is the first identified and optically brightest quasar, the super bright nucleus of an “active” galaxy.
Nov 21, 2023