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…
NGC 753: a Vera Rubin Galaxy
Second captured of 21 galaxies in Vera Rubin’s famous research paper from 1980 analyzing galaxy rotation postulating Dark Matter.
NGC 7541 / 7581: a Vera Rubin Galaxy
First captured of 21 galaxies in Vera Rubin’s famous research paper from 1980 analyzing galaxy rotation postulating Dark Matter.
Sh2-112 / Nautilus Nebula
A beautiful emission nebula in Cygnus.
NGC 660 Revisit
Polar ringed lenticular galaxy, tough EAA target for an OSC camera.
Arp 37 / M77 Revisit
Challenging observation given hugely bright Seyfert nucleus and Arp’s ambiguous description of a low surface brightness companion.
Arp 31 / IC 167
One of six “integral sign” galaxies in the Atlas
IC 342 / Hidden Galaxy / C5 Revisit
A mono camera, with no IR cut filter, makes handy work of Caldwell 5!
NGC 925
A very peculiar galaxy with a dominant arm and some odd structures.
IC 1727 and NGC 672 – Redux
Return to these two large, surprisingly challenging galaxies, especially IC 1727
NGC 891 / Silver Sliver Galaxy – Redux
Return to an stunning Caldwell galaxy for CN October 25 Challenge
Arp 227 / NGC 470 / NGC 474
A classic Arp duet with the upper galaxy showing a faint ring
NGC 7770 Triplet
Three NGC galaxies having lots of interactions, plus potentially some other little guys.