Thursday, September 10, 2020

Other Objects List

List of Other Objects

IC 5146 - Cocoon Nebula
NGC 7000 - N. American Nebula -
NGC 253 - Sculptor Galaxy
NGC 7293 - Helix Nebula
NGC 2237 - Rosette Nebula
h & chi Persei, double cluster in Perseus
IC 1805 - Heart Nebula
B33 - Horsehead Nebula

Bode’s Galaxy, M81, is a popular target for binocular users. You can also catch the Cigar Galaxy, M82, just to its north.

THE DOUBLE CLUSTER (NGC869 & NGC884) as the name suggests, this is a grouping of two-star clusters with stars extremely spread out from one another. This one shouldn’t be hard to find as it’s pretty darn bright! Here is the star map to help you out.You'll notice that this isn't categorized as a Messier object, because it's not! It is still a DSO but is instead a part of the New General Catalog (NGC) listings. The NGC holds over 8,000 objects while Messier has just over one hundred. Neither list necessarily has better objects than the other, and there's no reason to object to one list over another.

The Leo Triplet, or the M66 Group, is a group of interacting spiral galaxies located in the northern constellation Leo. The group consists of the galaxies Messier 65, Messier 66 and NGC 3628, AKA the Hamburger Galaxy! Navigate to Leo and you’ll find the trio, in a common field, near the star Chertan. There are also a few interesting objects nearby. For instance, you may want to try out the nearby M105 and M96.

The Virgo Cluster is one of the grandest deep space objects. Visible from March to July, you can see it throughout spring. And you should make the effort to do so since it packs a few surprises! The cluster, located in the constellation Virgo (unsurprisingly), contains 16 Messier objects, so there’s a real lot to see here. The area between Vindemiatrix and Denebola beside the constellation Leo, lies the Virgo Cluster, as a patch of fuzzy greyness.

If, when you find M20 the Trifid Nebula, you wonder what the smaller cluster on the northeast is, it's M21. So that's another object for you!

Spring and summer months
Omega Nebula
Lagoon Nebula
NGC 7000 (The North American Nebula)
M57 (The Ring Nebula)
M13 (The Great Globular Cluster)

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