Pearl Cluster (NGC 3766)
The Pearl Cluster is a bright open cluster located 5,500 light-years away in the southern constellation of Centaurus (the Centaur). With an apparent magnitude of… Read More »Pearl Cluster (NGC 3766)
Hockey Stick Galaxy (NGC 4656 and NGC 4657)
The Hockey Stick Galaxy is a warped barred spiral galaxy located approximately 30 million light years away in the constellation Canes Venatici (the Hunting Dogs).… Read More »Hockey Stick Galaxy (NGC 4656 and NGC 4657)
Cocoon Galaxy (NGC 4490)
The Cocoon Galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 25.1 million light-years away in the northern constellation Canes Venatici (the Hunting Dogs). It has… Read More »Cocoon Galaxy (NGC 4490)
Heron Galaxy (NGC 5394 and NGC 5395)
The Heron Galaxy (NGC 5394 and NGC 5395) is a pair of interacting galaxies located approximately 176 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici… Read More »Heron Galaxy (NGC 5394 and NGC 5395)
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
Southern Pinwheel Galaxy – Messier 83
The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy (Messier 83) is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 14.7 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. With an apparent magnitude… Read More »Southern Pinwheel Galaxy – Messier 83
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