NGC Objects
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NGC observations 151-160 of 211 total to date.
Catalog # | Thumbnail | Title/link | Designation(s) | Date Observed | Comment |
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NGC6333 | M9 / NGC 6333 | M9, NGC 6333 | 2024-05-20 00:58:00 | Another globular cluster low on the horizon. | |
NGC6341 | M92 / NGC 6341 | M92, NGC 6341 | 2024-05-13 00:55:00 | Another beautiful Messier glob. Discoverers were a who's who of 18th century astronomers! | |
NGC6361 | Arp 124 / NGC 6361 | Arp 124, NGC 6361 | 2024-06-13 23:45:00 | Key feature is interaction between NGC 6361 and a tiny, mag 15.8 galaxy just below it. | |
NGC6402 | M14 / NGC 6402 | M14, NGC 6402 | 2024-05-08 00:30:00 | Another low-transparency night, redeemed by a Messier Globular Cluster | |
NGC6405 | M6 / NGC 6405 / Butterfly Cluster | M6, NGC 6405, Butterfly Cluster | 2024-09-03 20:56:22 | Went to a dark site to observe one of the most southerly objects in the Messier Catalog | |
NGC6412 | Arp 38 / NGC 6412 | Arp 38, NGC 6412 | 2024-06-12 22:59:00 | A beautiful, small Arp spiral, originally discovered by William Herschel in 1797. Arp noticed the "companion". | |
NGC6475 | M7 / NGC 6475 / Ptolemy Cluster | M7, NGC 6475, Ptolemy Cluster | 2024-09-03 20:38:00 | Went to a dark site to observe the most southerly object in the Messier Catalog | |
NGC6494 | M23 / NGC 6494 | M23, NGC 6494 | 2024-05-24 00:28:00 | Captured on a full moon. | |
NGC6514 | M20 / NGC 6514 / Trifid Nebula | M20, NGC 6514 | 2024-08-25 22:30:00 | Beautiful little extension to the Lagoon Nebula, low on the horizon from the Catskills | |
NGC6523 | M8 / Lagoon Nebula / Sh2-25 | M8, Sh2-25, NGC 6523 | 2024-08-26 22:42:00 | Chance revisit to this astonishingly gorgeous object |