Target Type R. A. Dec. Constellation Magnitude Size C77 (NGC 5128) Spiral Galaxy 13h 25m 26s -43° 00′ 58″ Centaurus +6.6 26×20 arcmin Overview There’s a lot going on with Centaurus A, which is also known as the Hamburger Galaxy. It was discovered in 1826 by James Dunlop and there is disagreement in astronomical literature […]
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Target Type R. A. Dec. Constellation Magnitude Size M41 (NGC 2287) Open Cluster 06h 46m 01s -20° 45′ 00″ Canis Major 4.5 39 arcmins Overview M41, the open cluster also known as the Little Beehive Cluster is bright enough that it may first have been recorded by Aristotle in 325 BC. We know it was
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Target Type R. A. Dec. Constellation Magnitude Size C64 (NGC 2362) Open Cluster 07h 18m 41s -24° 57′ 00″ Canis Major +3.8 5.0 arcmin Overview Giovanni Battista Hodierna discovered this bright cluster prior to 1654, when he published details of it. In modern times, we didn’t discover this record until the 1980s, and so believed
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Target Type R. A. Dec. Constellation Magnitude Size M41 (NGC 2287) Open Cluster 06h 46m 01s -20° 45′ 00″ Canis Major 4.5 39 arcmins Overview M41, the open cluster also known as the Little Beehive Cluster is bright enough that it may first have been recorded by Aristotle in 325 BC. We know it was
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M41 Statistics Target Type Right Ascension Declination Constellation Magnitude Size M41 Open Cluster 06h 46m 51s -20° 46′ 21″ Canis Major +4.5 39 arcminutes M41 is a bright open cluster 4° south of Sirius the dog star in the constellation of Canis Major. Visible to the naked eye, it makes for a wonderful target in
