NGC Objects

A favorite galaxy, NGC 7331, captured with my EdgeHD 8″

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NGC observations 1-10 of 211 total to date.

Catalog # Thumbnail Title/link Designation(s) Date Observed Comment
NGC
M43 / NGC 1982
M43, NGC 19822023-02-18 23:43:00The little bulb on the Orion Nebula has its own Messier number!
NGC40
C2 / Bow Tie Nebula / NGC 40
C2, Bow Tie Nebula, NGC 402024-10-08 21:00:00A very attractive planetary nebula in Cepheus
NGC147
NGC 147 / NGC 185 / C17 / C18
NGC 147, NGC 185, C17, C182024-01-21 21:35:00A pair of dwarf galaxies in the Andromeda Group. Surprisingly challenging to image
NGC188
NGC 188 / C1
NGC 188, C12023-11-01 06:19:00Open Cluster, part of Nov EAA Challenge
NGC205
M110 / NGC 205
M110, NGC 2052023-01-08 21:40:00A favorite observation of this satellite with Andromeda looming
NGC221
Arp 168 / M32
Arp 168, M32, NGC 2212024-02-20 20:00:00Dwarf galaxy merging into Andromeda
NGC223
M50 / NGC 2323 / Heart Shaped Cluster
M50, NGC 2323, Heart Shaped Cluster2024-10-04 04:52:00An open cluster with an impressive starfield.
NGC224
M31 / Great Andromeda Galaxy
M 31, NGC2242023-11-16 08:02:00Closest (and therefore largest) galaxy in our sky... ready to merge with the Milky Way in about a billion years!
NGC246
NGC246 / Skull Nebula
NGC 246, C562023-11-03 19:20:00Challenging night in and out of clouds, faint target. Only managed 22m.
NGC253
NGC 253 / Sculptor Galaxy / C65
NGC 253, C652022-12-05 00:36:00First dramatic galaxy observation in my EAA career