Big Dipper
The Big Dipper is an asterism formed by seven bright stars in the northern circumpolar constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear. It is one of… Read More »Big Dipper
Ursa Major
Pinwheel Galaxy – Messier 101
The Pinwheel Galaxy is an intermediate spiral galaxy located 20.9 million light years away in the constellation Ursa Major. With an apparent magnitude of 7.9… Read More »Pinwheel Galaxy – Messier 101
Owl Nebula – Messier 97
The Owl Nebula, Messier 97 (M97), is a famous planetary nebula located at an approximate distance of 2,030 light-years in the northern constellation Ursa Major… Read More »Owl Nebula – Messier 97
Helix Galaxy (NGC 2685)
The Helix Galaxy is a lenticular polar ring galaxy located approximately 48.2 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major (the Great Bear). It has… Read More »Helix Galaxy (NGC 2685)
Three Leaps of the Gazelle
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
Pointer Stars
The Pointer Stars are the two bright stars in Ursa Major that can be used to find Polaris, the North Star. The two stars, Dubhe… Read More »Pointer Stars
Comet Catalina
Comet Catalina (C/2013 US10) is a comet from the Oort Cloud currently making its first and only visit to the inner solar system. The comet was first discovered on October 31, 2013 by the Catalina Sky Survey using a 27-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. At the time of discovery, it had an apparent magnitude of 19. Since September 2015, it has been around magnitude 6.
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