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IC 342

IC 342

  • Constellation: Camelopardalis
  • Right Ascension: 03h 46m 48.5s
  • Declination: +68° 05′ 46″
  • Distance: 10 million ly

IC 342, sometimes called the Hidden Galaxy because it is heavily obscured by dust since it lies in the direction of the galactic equator of our Milky Way galaxy. Without that, it would be one of the brighter galaxies in our night sky.

Details
Category: Galaxies
Published: 29 January 2020
  • Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
  • Camera: ZWO 1600 MM
NGC 2681

NGC 2681

  • Constellation: Ursa Major
  • Right Ascension: 08h 53m 32.7s
  • Declination: 51° 18′ 49″
  • Distance: 50 million ly

NGC 2681 is a lenticular galaxy located 50 million light years away in Ursa Major. Various other more distant galaxies are also visible. 

Details
Category: Galaxies
Published: 24 January 2020
  • Telescope: GSO RC10
  • Camera: ZWO A071 Color
NGC 404

NGC 404 - Mirach's Ghost

  • Constellation: Andromeda
  • Right Ascension: 01h 09m 27.0s
  • Declination: +35° 43′ 04″
  • Distance: 10 million ly

NGC 404 is a dwarf lenticular galaxy 10 million light years away. It lies just 7 arc-min away from the star Mirach, a red giant. The close proximity has earned it the name of Mirach's Ghost because of the difficulty of seeing it. 

Details
Category: Galaxies
Published: 22 January 2020

Read more: NGC 404 - Mirach's Ghost

  • Telescope: GSO RC10
  • Camera: ZWO A071 Color
NGC 1961

NGC 1961

  • Constellation: Camelopardalis
  • Right Ascension: 05h 42m 04.6s
  • Declination: +69° 22′ 42″
  • Distance: 170 million ly

NGC 1961, a some what distorted massive spiral galaxy, over twice the size of the Milky Way, some 170 million light years away in Camelopardalis. 

Details
Category: Galaxies
Published: 26 December 2019
  • Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
  • Camera: ZWO 1600 MM
M 74

Messier 74 (2019)

  • Constellation: Pisces
  • Right Ascension: 01h 36m 41.8s
  • Declination: +15° 47′ 01″
  • Distance: 32 million ly

M 74 is a an example of a "grand design" spiral galaxy, which means it has well defined spiral arms. It has a low surface brightness, that makes is one of the more difficult Messier objects, but the face on view presents a ideal image orientation.

Details
Category: Galaxies
Published: 24 December 2019
  • Messier Object
  • Telescope: GSO RC10
  • Camera: ZWO A071 Color
M 33

Messier 33 (2019 Fall)

  • Constellation: Triangulum
  • Right Ascension: 01h 33m 50.02s
  • Declination: +30° 39′ 36.7″
  • Distance: 2.7 million ly

Messier 33 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Triangulum, for that reason it is often called the Triangulum Galaxy. Sometimes referred to as the Pinwheel Galaxy, but that is the name given to Messier 101. It is the smallest spiral galaxy of our local group of galaxies stretching across 60,000 light years and containing some 40 billion stars.

Details
Category: Galaxies
Published: 05 December 2019
  • Messier Object

Read more: Messier 33 (2019 Fall)

  • Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
  • Camera: ZWO 1600 MM
  1. NGC 7741
  2. NGC 206 (2019)
  3. Hercules Galaxy Cluster (2019)
  4. NGC 4490

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