Spica’s Spanker
Spica’s Spanker is a quadrilateral asterism formed by the brightest stars in Corvus. Also known as the Sail, the asterism appears near Spica, the brightest… Read More »Spica’s Spanker
Spica’s Spanker is a quadrilateral asterism formed by the brightest stars in Corvus. Also known as the Sail, the asterism appears near Spica, the brightest… Read More »Spica’s Spanker
The Blue Planetary Nebula is a planetary nebula located in the southern constellation Centaurus. Popularly known as the Southerner, it is the brightest planetary nebula… Read More »Blue Planetary Nebula (NGC 3918)
The Three Leaps of the Gazelle is an asterism formed by three pairs of stars in the constellation Ursa Major. The six stars mark the… Read More »Three Leaps of the Gazelle
The Needle Galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 30 – 50 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. It is one of… Read More »Needle Galaxy
The Coma Star Cluster is an open cluster located 280 light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. With an apparent magnitude of 1.8 and an… Read More »Coma Star Cluster
The Wishing Well Cluster (NGC 3532) is a bright open cluster located approximately 1,321 light-years away in the southern constellation Carina. It has an apparent… Read More »Wishing Well Cluster
Barnard’s Loop is a large emission nebula within the Orion molecular cloud complex, a vast star-forming region located in the constellation Orion. The nebula appears… Read More »Barnard’s Loop