Deep Sky Objects
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…
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…
Messier 21 (M21) – The NGC 6531 Open Star Cluster
In the Sagittarius Constellation, near the ecliptic of the Milky Way Galaxy, lies the faint and compact open star cluster…
Messier 18 (M18) – The NGC 6613 Star Cluster
Welcome back to Messier Monday! In our ongoing tribute to the great Tammy Plotner, we take a look at the…
Messier 16 (M16) – The Eagle Nebula
Welcome back to Messier Monday! In our ongoing tribute to the great Tammy Plotner, we take a look at the…
The Constellation Aries
On the ecliptic plane, bordered by constellations of Perseus, Pisces, and Taurus, is the ancient constellation known as Aries
The Andromeda Constellation
In the 2nd century CE, Greek-Egyptian astronomer Claudius Ptolemaeus (aka. Ptolemy) compiled a list of the then-known 48 constellations. His…