Tammy Plotner

The Canis Major Constellation

Welcome back to Constellation Friday! Today, in honor of the late and great Tammy Plotner, we will be dealing with…

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The Canes Venatici Constellation

In the northern sky, bordered by Ursa Major and Boötes, lies the small constellation of Canes Venatici, one of the…

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Messier 28 – The NGC 6626 Globular Cluster

Located in the direction of the Sagittarius Constellation, roughly17,900 light-years from Earth, lies the globular cluster known as Messier 28.

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Messier 27 – The Dumbbell Nebula

Located approximately 1,360 light years from Earth in the direction of the Vulpecula constellation, the Dumbbell Nebula is a beautiful…

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Messier 26 – The NGC 6694 Open Star Cluster

Located in the direction of the Scutum Constellation, about 5,000 light years from Earth, is the open star cluster known…

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The Cancer Constellation

Located in the Zodiac, the asterism known as Cancer is a medium-sized and relatively faint constellation, and one of 88…

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Messier 25 – The IC 4725 Open Cluster

Welcome back to Messier Monday! In our ongoing tribute to the great Tammy Plotner, we take a look at the…

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Messier 24 – the Sagittarius Star Cloud

Located in the direction of Sagittarius, approximately 10,000 light years from Earth, is the beautiful Small Sagittarius Star Cloud (aka.…

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Messier 23 – The NGC 6494 Open Star Cluster

Located in the Sagittarius constellation, some 2,150 light years away from Earth, is the bright and large open star cluster…

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Messier 22 – The Sagittarius Nebula

In the direction Sagittarius constellation, some 14,000 light years from Earth, lies the bright Sagittarius globular star cluster (aka. Messier…

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