NGC Objects

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

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NGC observations 171-180 of 244 total to date.

Catalog # Thumbnail Title/link Designation(s) Date Observed Comment
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
NGC6531
M21 / NGC 6531
M21, NGC 65312024-05-25 00:28:00A not very interesting open cluster. At least I don't see it
NGC6603
M24 / Small Sagittarius Star Cloud / NGC 6603
M24, NGC 66032024-08-22 21:30:00Quck capture of the densest part of the Milky Way
NGC6603
M24 / Small Sagittarius Star Cloud – Star Party Edition
M24, NGC 66032024-11-02 20:00:00Quck capture of the densest part of the Milky Way
NGC6611
M16 / Eagle Nebula / Sh2-49
M16, Sh2-49, NGC 66112024-07-25 23:57:00Latest observation in a series of 3. Gorgeous! Shows famous "Pillars of Creation".