Kemble’s Cascade
Kemble’s Cascade, or Kemble 1, is an asterism located in the northern constellation Camelopardalis, the Giraffe.
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Camelopardalis
Highlights of the May Sky
Here are some of the highlights of the night sky in May: 9 PM eastern sky – Saturn and Mars staying in the sky from… Read More »Highlights of the May Sky
NGC 1569 in Camelopardalis
NGC 1569 is a dwarf irregular galaxy found in the Camelopardalis constellation. It is one of the best known starburst galaxies in the sky. It was first discovered by William Herschel on November 4, 1788. NGC 1569 has an apparent visual magnitude of 11.9 lies at a distance of 11 million light years.
The galaxy’s spectrum is blueshifted, which means that NGC 1569 is moving toward our solar system, unlike most other galaxies, which have redshifted spectra and are therefore moving away from us (because the universe is expanding).
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