Target Type R. A. Dec. Constellation Magnitude Size C62 (NGC 247) Spiral Galaxy 00h 22m 08s +20° 45′ 38″ Cetus +9.1 20×6 arcmin Overview The legendary William Herschel discovered this galaxy as “a streak of light” in October 1784. Today, we know that C62, also known as NGC 247, is a relatively bright, nearly edge-on […]
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Target Type R. A. Dec. Constellation Magnitude Size C31 (IC 405) Bright Nebula 05h 16m 12s +34° 16′ 00″ Auriga +10.0 30×19 arcmin Overview The magnitude-six star AE Aurigae provides the illumination for this emission nebula which was first discovered in 1892 by J. M. Schaeberle but had actually been captured on photographic plates a
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Target Type R. A. Dec. Constellation Magnitude Size C62 (NGC 247) Spiral Galaxy 00h 22m 08s +20° 45′ 38″ Cetus +9.1 20×6 arcmin Overview The legendary William Herschel discovered this galaxy as “a streak of light” in October 1784. Today, we know that C62, also known as NGC 247, is a relatively bright, nearly edge-on
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Target Type R. A. Dec. Constellation Magnitude Size C9 (Sh 2-155) Bright Nebula 22h 56m 48s +62° 37′ 00″ Cepheus +7.7 50×30 arcmin Overview It was Sir Patrick Moore, creator of the Caldwell catalog, who gave this nebula its name. It’s not hard to see what his inspiration was for that name when you look
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Target Type R. A. Dec. Constellation Magnitude Size C2 (NGC 40) Planetary Nebula 00h 13m 01s +72° 31′ 20″ Cepheus 10.6 0.6×0.6 arcmins Overview The Silver Needle galaxy is a beautiful edge-on spiral discovered by William Herschel in November 1788. The star in the centre of this glowing veil of gas is dying and lighting
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Target Type R.A. Dec. Constellation Magnitude Size C1 (NGC 188) Open Cluster 00h 47m 28s +85° 15′ 00″ Cepheus 8.1 17.0 arcmin Overview Look at the declination number and you can see immediately that this cluster is less than five degrees from the north celestial pole. It’s so close to Polaris, that it’s surprising to
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Target Type R. A. Dec. Constellation Magnitude Size NGC 188 Open Cluster 00h 47m 28s +85° 15′ 00″ Cepheus +8.1 17 arcmin Overview NGC 188 is a star cluster lying in a quiet part of the night sky just a few degrees away from Polaris in the constellation of Cepheus. It is visible throughout the
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NGC188 Statistics Target Type Right Ascension Declination Constellation Magnitude Size NGC188 Open Cluster 00h 49m 37s +85° 21′ 28″ Cepheus +8.1 17.0 arcminutes NGC 188 is a star cluster lying in a quiet part of the night sky just a few degrees away from Polaris in the constellation of Cepheus. It is visible throughout the
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Target Type R. A. Dec. Constellation Magnitude Size Iris Nebula Reflection Nebula 21h 01m 48s +68° 12′ 00″ Cepheus +7.2 18 x 18 arcmins Overview Let’s wrap up June’s challenges with a bright nebula in the constellation of Cepheus. From the mid-US, Cepheus is a circumpolar constellation, which means it never sets below the horizon.
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