Constellations in the Sky Tonight
The constellations in tonight’s sky host many familiar star patterns. For northern observers, autumn is the best time of the year to see the Northern… Read More »Constellations in the Sky Tonight
Chinese Dragon Nebula (NGC 6559)
The Chinese Dragon Nebula is a star-forming region located approximately 5,000 light years away in the constellation Sagittarius (the Archer). It is part of the… Read More »Chinese Dragon Nebula (NGC 6559)
Hercules A (3C 348)
Hercules A is a bright radio source located over 2 billion light-years away in the constellation Hercules. The source corresponds to the supergiant elliptical galaxy… Read More »Hercules A (3C 348)
Great Peacock Globular (NGC 6752)
The Great Peacock Globular (Pavo Globular Cluster) is a bright globular cluster located approximately 13,000 light-years away in the southern constellation Pavo (the Peacock). With… Read More »Great Peacock Globular (NGC 6752)
Fried Egg Nebula (Henize 3-1379)
The Fried Egg Nebula (Hen 3-1379) is a nebula surrounding the yellow hypergiant star IRAS 17163-3907 in the constellation Scorpius. The expanding shell of gas… Read More »Fried Egg Nebula (Henize 3-1379)
Seahorse Nebula (Barnard 150)
The Seahorse Nebula is a large dark nebula located approximately 1,200 light-years away in the northern constellation of Cepheus (the King). It is catalogued as… Read More »Seahorse Nebula (Barnard 150)
Fried Egg Galaxy (NGC 7742)
The Fried Egg Galaxy is an unbarred spiral galaxy located approximately 72.4 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. It has an apparent magnitude of… Read More »Fried Egg Galaxy (NGC 7742)