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…
M13 / Great Hercules Cluster
Classic target, bright, high overhead
M27 / Dumbbell Nebula / NGC 6853
Messier’s first planetary nebula is huge!
NGC 4725
Fascinating, bright-ish galaxy in Coma, discovered by William Herschel
Arp 124 / NGC 6361
Key feature is interaction between NGC 6361 and a tiny, mag 15.8 galaxy just below it.
Arp 101 / UGC 10164-10169
Obscure, dim (Mag 14.8) interacting galaxies.
M15 / NGC 7078 / Great Pegasus Cluster
Impressive Globular Cluster just high enough in the sky to capture.
Arp 72 / NGC 5996-5994
Pair of galaxies connected by a long tidal tail.
Arp 159 / NGC 4747
Large, low surface brightness Arp galaxy in Coma…
Arp 38 / NGC 6412
A beautiful, small Arp spiral, originally discovered by William Herschel in 1797. Arp noticed the “companion”.
Arp 286 / NGC 5560-5566-5569
Wild Arp Cluster with 3 interacting galaxies
Arp 49 / NGC 5665
Small, slightly enigmatic Arp galaxy
M17 / Swan Nebula / Sh2-45
Active star-forming region in Sagittarius