Target Type R.A. Dec. Constellation Magnitude Size M31 (NGC 224) Spiral Galaxy 00h 42m 44s +41° 16′ 08″ Andromeda 3.3 178×70 arcmin M32 (NGC 221) Elliptical Galaxy 00h 42m 42s +40° 51′ 55″ Andromeda 8.0 7.7×4.9 arcmin Overview There are two members of the Messier catalog vying for title of “most famous deep sky object”. […]
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Target Type R. A. Dec. Constellation Magnitude Size M110 (NGC 205) Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy 00h 40m 22s +41° 41′ 07″ Andromeda +8.1 16.2×9.6 arcmin Overview The last member of Charles Messier’s famous catalog is this second bright satellite galaxy of the infamous Andromeda Galaxy, M31. The other satellite is M32. What’s particularly unusual about this
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Target Type R. A. Dec. Constellation Magnitude Size AC1 Double Star 00h 20m 54s +32° 58′ 41″ Andromeda +6.9 and +8.3 n/a 36 And Double Star 00h 54m 58s +23° 37′ 43″ Andromeda +6.5 and +5.5 n/a Overview In December’s final challenge – 2020’s final challenge, we’re going to take a look at two challenging
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