NGC Objects

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

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NGC observations 11-20 of 255 total to date.

Catalog # Thumbnail Title/link Designation(s) Date Observed Comment
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
NGC281
NGC281 / Pacman Nebula
NGC281, Sh2-1842023-11-01 17:42:00A relatively easy nebula target in Perseus
NGC383
Arp 331 / NGC 383
Arp 331, NGC 3832023-12-06 22:00:06Nifty grouping in Andromeda
NGC428
NGC 428
NGC 4282024-12-26 00:20:00Another galaxy in Cetus, this one wildly distorted by what is undoubtedly a history of mergers and collisions
NGC457
NGC 457 / Owl Cluster / C13
NGC 457, C132023-10-17 22:00:00Charming, small, open cluster
NGC497
Arp 8 / NGC 497
Arp 8, NGC 4972025-01-02 19:58:00Enigmatic split-armed barred spiral galaxy in Cetus
NGC507
Arp 229 / NGC 507-508
2024-12-26 19:39:00Two bright galaxies surrounded my many more.