Tammy Plotner
Messier 41 – the NGC 2287 Open Star Cluster
Welcome back to Messier Monday! In our ongoing tribute to the great Tammy Plotner, we take a look at the…
The Cetus Constellation
Located along the ecliptic plane is the Cetus constellation, the fourth largest constellation in the sky and one of the…
Messier 40 – the Winnecke 4 Double Star
Located in the direction of the Ursa Major constellation is Messier 40 (Winnecke 4), an optical double star that looks…
Messier 39 – The NGC 7092 Open Star Cluster
Welcome back to Messier Monday! In our ongoing tribute to the great Tammy Plotner, we take a look at the…
Messier 38 – The Starfish Cluster
Located in the direction of the northern Auriga constellation, some light 4,200 years from Earth, is the open star cluster…
Messier 37 – the NGC 2099 Open Star Cluster
Located in the Auriga constellation, roughly 4500 light years from Earth, is the open star cluster known as Messier 37.
Messier 36 – The Pinwheel Cluster
Located in the Auriga Constellation, roughly 4000 light years from Earth, is the open star cluster known as Messier 36…
The Cepheus Constellation
Located in the northern hemisphere is Cepheus, one of the 48 constellations included by Ptolemy in his classic work, The…
Messier 35 – the NGC 2168 Open Star Cluster
Located about 28,000 light years away in the northern constellation of Gemini is the large open star cluster known as…
The Centaurus Constellation
Located in the southern skies is the classic constellation Centaurus, the ninth largest constellation and one of the original 48…