Tag: Deep-Sky Objects

Back to Article List This line of colorful stars appears to tumble into the small open cluster NGC 1502. Kemble’s ...

Back to Article List Seek out this "hidden galaxy" in the constellation Camelopardalis. The big, nearby spiral galaxy IC 342 ...

Back to Article List NGC 2146 has a modest magnitude, but its peculiar form makes it well worth seeking out. ...

Back to Article List Calling this object a “nebula” is a bit of a misnomer, but galaxy IC 2574 does ...

Back to Article List The Lemon Slice Nebula (IC 3568) is a young planetary in Camelopardalis that serves as the ...

Back to Article List The galaxy NGC 4319 and the quasar Markarian 205 were linked in the mind of famed ...

Back to Article List This stunning planetary nebula has a high surface brightness. The outer shell of the Cat’s Eye ...

In 1958 the great extragalactic astronomer George Abell of UCLA compiled a catalog of galaxy clusters. It was extended by ...

Back to Article List In this new series, Astronomy Editor Dave Eicher will be highlighting a different deep-sky object every ...

The Pleiades (M45) Credit: Warren Keller You know, after decades of pointing optics toward the sky, I consider myself a ...