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As we lead our daily lives, our planet Earth
rotates around a Sun cradled within the Milky Way galaxy we
belong. Nightly, amateur
astronomers around the world peer into the sky with their
telescopes and CCD cameras. We encounter a variety of gas clouds,
globular
clusters, and galaxies far beyond our lifetime's reach. We see
the clouds of interstellar gas called nebulae, perhaps the most
stunning of all
objects to image. We see globular clusters, spherical collections
of various stars. And further out, we see the distant galaxies
like our own
located at inconceivable distances away. These are the deep-sky
wonders I have seen and imaged from the city so far...
Interesting astronomical quick
facts collected over the years.
Images last uploaded 2/10/2005
(63) Messier Objects
- Messier 1,
Crab Nebula in Taurus
- Messier 2,
globular cluster in Sagittarius
- Messier 3,
globular cluster in Canes Venatici
- Messier 4,
globular cluster in Scorpius
- Messier 5,
globular cluster in Serpens
- Messier 8,
Lagoon and Hourglass Nebula in Sagittarius
- Messier 9,
globular cluster in Ophiuchus
- Messier
10, color,
globular cluster in Ophiuchus
- Messier
11, Wild Duck cluster in Scutum
- Messier
12, globular cluster in Ophiuchus
- Messier
13, color,
globular cluster in Hercules
- Messier
14, globular cluster in Ophiuchus
- Messier
15, globular cluster in Pegasus
- Messier
16, Eagle Nebula in Serpens
- Messier
17, color,
Swan Nebula in Sagittarius
- Messier
19, color,
globular cluster in Ophiuchus
- Messier
30, globular cluster in Capricornus
- Messier
31, Andromeda galaxy in Andromeda, (2.93M light-years)
- Messier
32, dwarf elliptical galaxy in Andromeda, (2.2M light-years)
- Messier
34, open cluster in Perseus
- Messier
35, open cluster in Gemini
- Messier
36, open cluster in Auriga
- Messier
37, open cluster in Auriga
- Messier
38, open cluster in Auriga
- Messier
60, elliptical galaxy in Virgo, (42M
light-years)
- Messier
62, globular cluster in Ophiuchus
- Messier
64, Black-eye galaxy in Coma Berenices, (25M light-years)
- Messier
68, globular cluster in Hydra
- Messier
71, globular cluster in Sagitta
- Messier
72, color,
globular cluster in Aquarius
- Messier
73, asterism in Aquarius
- Messier
75, color,
globular cluster in Sagittarius
- Messier
76, Little Dumbbell Nebula in Perseus
- Messier
77, seyfert galaxy in Cetus, (60M
light-years)
- Messier
78, emission/reflection nebula in Orion
- Messier
79, globular cluster in Lepus
- Messier
80, globular cluster in Scorpius
- Messier
81, spiral galaxy in Ursa Major, (7.4M light-years)
- Messier
82, color,
irregular spiral galaxy in Ursa Major, (12M light-years)
- Messier
87, elliptical galaxy in Virgo, (42M
light-years)
- Messier
88, spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices, (42M light-years)
Clouds of Nebulosity
Planetary Nebulae
- NGC
1535, planetary ring in Eridanus
- NGC
7662, Blue Snowball planetary in Andromeda
Distant Galaxies
- NGC
708, The Fath in Andromeda, (220M
light-years)
- NGC
891, edge-on spiral galaxy in Andromeda, (20M light-years)
- NGC
1023, lenticular galaxy in Perseus, (34M light-years)
- NGC
2685, Helix galaxy in Ursa Major
- NGC
3115, Spindle galaxy in Sextans, (21M light-years)
- NGC
4038/4039, Ring-Tail galaxy in Corvus, (60M light-years)
- NGC
6027, Seyfert's Sextet in Serpens, (240M light-years)
- NGC
7331, spiral galaxy in Pegasus, (50M
light-years)
- NGC
7392, elongated galaxy in Aquarius
Open Clusters
- NGC
869, double open cluster in Perseus
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