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…
LBN 437 | Gecko Nebula | Sh2-126
An extremely challenging target, barely visible here.
Comet C-2025 A6
A happy circumstance enabled by the real time updates of the Seestar app
C58 / Carolines Cluster / NGC 2360
Caroline Herschel is a hero of mine, and this was her first DSO. Very cool.
C64 / NGC 2362
Discovered by an Italian astrnomer, Hodierna, in 1685. Not suprisingly, given it
Arp 77 / NGC 1097 / C 67
Captured between 13° and 10° elevation from my back deck using the Seestar. Huzzah!
Arp 119 / UGC 849 / Mrk 984
Pair of galaxies ID’d by Arp and extensively studies as a case study in galactic evolution.
Arp 199 / NGC 5544-5
Two galaxies interacting. A round galaxy which we view face-on, and an elongated spiral, nearly orthogonal to it.
C68 / NGC 6729
Captured at Lake Taghkanic State Park despite Poughkeepsie’s sky-glow at 10° altitude.
C 51 | IC 1613
A challenging dwarf in the local group. Used to perfect techniques for measuring distance using Cepheid variable stars initially discovered by Henrietta Levitt.
Perseus A / C 24 / NGC 1275
A mysterious cluster of NGC Galaxies with particularly bright nuclei and faint ribbons.
Taffy Galaxies / UGC 12914/5
An “accidental” find on Sky Safari. Fab pair of interacting spirals.
Question Mark Nebula / NGC 7762
Fab question mark asking, “Why is that 3-headed bunny rabbit nesting in my center?”