NGC Objects

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

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NGC observations 151-160 of 211 total to date.

Catalog # Thumbnail Title/link Designation(s) Date Observed Comment
NGC6333
M9 / NGC 6333
M9, NGC 63332024-05-20 00:58:00Another globular cluster low on the horizon.
NGC6341
M92 / NGC 6341
M92, NGC 63412024-05-13 00:55:00Another beautiful Messier glob. Discoverers were a who's who of 18th century astronomers!
NGC6361
Arp 124 / NGC 6361
Arp 124, NGC 63612024-06-13 23:45:00Key feature is interaction between NGC 6361 and a tiny, mag 15.8 galaxy just below it.
NGC6402
M14 / NGC 6402
M14, NGC 64022024-05-08 00:30:00Another low-transparency night, redeemed by a Messier Globular Cluster
NGC6405
M6 / NGC 6405 / Butterfly Cluster
M6, NGC 6405, Butterfly Cluster2024-09-03 20:56:22Went to a dark site to observe one of the most southerly objects in the Messier Catalog
NGC6412
Arp 38 / NGC 6412
Arp 38, NGC 64122024-06-12 22:59:00A 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 Cluster2024-09-03 20:38:00Went to a dark site to observe the most southerly object in the Messier Catalog
NGC6494
M23 / NGC 6494
M23, NGC 64942024-05-24 00:28:00Captured on a full moon.
NGC6514
M20 / NGC 6514 / Trifid Nebula
M20, NGC 65142024-08-25 22:30:00Beautiful little extension to the Lagoon Nebula, low on the horizon from the Catskills
NGC6523
M8 / Lagoon Nebula / Sh2-25
M8, Sh2-25, NGC 65232024-08-26 22:42:00Chance revisit to this astonishingly gorgeous object