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…
M61 / NGC 4303
Lovely, bright, intermediate spiral
M58 / NGC 4579
Bright, large intermediate barred spiral galaxy
M63 / Sunflower Galaxy / NGC 5055
OK capture despite full moon
Arp 12 / NGC 2608
Small, barred spiral galaxy in Cancer
Arp 205 / NGC 3448
Distorted, Magnitude 11.6 galaxy in Ursa Major
Arp 27 / NGC 3631
Charming spiral galaxy with extended arm
Arp 280 / NGC 3769
Two galaxies, plus a dwarf, interacting in Ursa Major
Arp 206 / NGC 3432
Edge-on spiral galaxy in Leo Minor
M97 / Owl Nebula / NGC 3587
Charming planetary nebula in the Big Dipper
M67 / Golden Eye Cluster / NGC 2682
One of the oldest open clusters!
M48 / NGC 2548
It took a woman (Carolyn Herschel) to get it right!
M44 / Beehive Cluster
My favorite binocular target.