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…
M63 / Sunflower Galaxy / NGC 5055
OK capture despite full moon
Arp 12 / NGC 2608 / A Vera Rubin Galaxy
Small, barred spiral galaxy in Cancer: one of the few Arp’s in Vera Rubin’s famous 21
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.
M40 / WNC 4
The only double star in the Messier Catalog; supposedly mistaken for a nebula recorded by the great 17th century astronomer and cartographer Hevelius.
M38 / NGC 1912 / Starfish Cluster
Famous Starfish Cluster, observed on a so-so night