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Bonus Observation Challenges

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Here are your 30 bonus observation challenges with all the details you need to track down some beautiful deep sky objects.

Course Content

Spring (Best Evening Viewing March - May)
Galaxies NGC 147 and NGC 185
NGC 3242, The Ghost of Jupiter Nebula in Hydra
M34 Open Cluster in Perseus
M105 and Leo I Galaxies
M5, Globular Cluster in Serpens
A Pair of galaxies in Draco
Double Stars in Gemini
Pacman Nebula, NGC 281
M103 Open Cluster in Cassiopeia
Summer (Best Evening Viewing June - August)
M109, Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major
M67, Open Cluster in Cancer
M29 Open Cluster in Cygnus Sample Lesson
Double Stars in Boötes
Barred Spiral Galaxy, NGC 4236
NGC 3226 & 3227, Interacting Galaxies in Leo
M48, Open Cluster in Hydra
A trio of Galaxies in a Single View
Double Cluster in Perseus, NGC 869 & NGC 884
Fall (best evening viewing September - November)
Spiral Galaxy NGC 3893
M16, Eagle Nebula in Serpens
Challenging Doubles in Andromeda
Winter (Best evening viewing - December to February)
Star Cluster NGC188
Algol and Other Variable Stars
Galaxy NGC 7814
NGC 7023, The Iris Nebula in Cepheus
M17, Omega/Swan Nebula in Sagittarius
NGC 2903, Galaxy in Leo
M83, Southern Pinwheel Galaxy
Zeta Cancri (Famous double star in Cancer)
Double Stars in Cancer Constellation
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