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 90 / NGC 5930 and 5929
Bright companion on arms, for sure. Merger with 5929 passing through 5930 L to R?
Arp 69 – NGC 5579
As Arp notes, this is a 3-armed galaxy!
Arp 240 / NGC 5257 and 5258
Two interacting spiral galaxies, exchanging stars and other matter.
Arp 288 – NGC 5221 and 5222
A “wind blown” galaxy cluster? Who knew that was a thing!
NGC 7331 w/ Supernova 2025rbs
Early image of this newly discovered supernova… roughly 10 days before full brightness.
Arp 178 / NGC 5614, 5615, and 5613
A fascinating triplet (quadruplet?) featuring an enormous plume
Zwickys Necklace
An obscure, dim, intricate cluster which was a favorite of Fritz Zwicky.
Arp 172 / IC 1178 & 1181
What it looks like when two galaxies “dance”
Arp 175 / IC 3481 & 3483
An early contributor to Arp’s red-shift unorthodoxy
Sh2-86 / NGC 6820-23
An obscure, relatively faint Sharpless object with echos of the Rosette Nebula
IC 1284 / NGC 6589 et al
Star birthing next to the Small Sagittariius Star Cloud (M24).
M71 / Angelfish Cluster
The loosest Globular Cluster in the Messier catalogue does resemble an angelfish.