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Messier 35 is an open star cluster 2800 light-years away in Gemini with NGC 2158 appears to be situated but NGC 2158 is 14,700 lightyears away, and is believed to be about 2 billion years old. Guides to the night skyDeep Sky … Continue reading →

Messier 67 is an open cluster in the Cancer constellation, and situated close to the celestial equator. Guides to the night skyDeep Sky Object: M67 (open cluster)Constellation: Cancer (The Crab)

Messier 56 is a globular cluster located 33,000 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Lyra (The Lyra). Guides to the night skyDeep Sky Object: M56 (globular cluster)Constellation: Lyra (The Lyra)

This comet was visible in the night sky for observers in the northern hemisphere.

Here is a widefield astrophotography to show where NGC 896, commonly known as the Fish Head Nebula, is gas nebulosity off to the Heart Nebula (IC 1805) in the constellation Cassiopeia (The Queen). Guides to the night skyDeep Sky Object:– NGC896 (Fish … Continue reading →

Sh2-162, also known as the Bubble Nebula, NGC7635, or Caldwell 11, is an emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia ~ it lies close to the open cluster Messier 52. Guides to the night skyDeep Sky Object:– Sh2-168 (NGC7635 / C11 / … Continue reading →

The Moon passed between Earth and Venus, causing a lunar occultation of Venus in the daylight.

Messier 46 is a relatively bright, large cluster containing about 500 stars, and NGC2438 ~ this Planetary Nebula is located well within the apparent borders of open star cluster M46 in the constellation of Puppies (The Stern). Guides to the night … Continue reading →

Messier 43 (M43), also known as De Mairan’s Nebula, is a star-forming region located in the constellation Orion (The Hunter). Guides to the night skyDeep Sky Object: M43 (De Mairan’s Nebula)Constellation: Orion (The Hunter)

Messier 34 is a large and relatively near open cluster in the constellation of Perseus (The Hero). Guides to the night skyDeep Sky Object: M34 (open cluster)Constellation: Perseus (The Hero)