Recent Observations
Herewith, a database of every observation I’ve ever made, most recent first! Click for more detail, or on the page links at the bottom to review more, 12 at a time, in descending chronological order…
Arp 224 / NGC 3921
A post-merger starburst galaxy with long tidal filaments and loops.
Arp 322 / Hickson Compact Group 56
Arp 322 consists of the top 4 galaxies in the featured image. HIckson 56 adds the 5th and largest at the bottom.
Arp 151 / Markarian 40
An enigmatic object: one galaxy with a huge jet? Or 3 galaxies?
Arp 217 / Bow and Arrow Galaxy / NGC 3310
The bow is obvious, the arrow less so, but crosses towards the left end of the bow.
C6 / Cat’s Eye Nebula / NGC 6543
A bright planetary nebula on a tough night
C36 / NGC 4559
An intermediate spiral galaxy with asymmetrical arms. Another Herschel discovery from 1785.
C59 / Ghost of Jupiter Nebula / NGC 3242
An engaging, bright planetary nebula with a catchy nickname.
C54 / NGC 2506
An attractive open cluster with 12 blue straggler stars!
NGC 4244 / Silver Needle Galaxy / C26
An edge-on spiral galaxy, one of the best.
NGC 3626 (3632) / C40
Another William Herschel discovery from 1784, this one a bright lenticular galaxy.
C21 / NGC 4449
A one armed, irregular galaxy, with lots of star formation activity.
C45 / NGC 5248
A pretty, intermediate spiral galaxy discovered by William Herschel in 1784.