Early Spring Observing – Millstone News Night Sky
... Turning our gaze a few degrees East, Naked Eye - Coma Star Cloud - close stars and then the very far globular cluster M3 with the aid of binoculars or telescope. This star chart locates both objects in this portion of sky. Star Cloud and Globular Cluster - Courtesy Sue French ...
... Turning our gaze a few degrees East, Naked Eye - Coma Star Cloud - close stars and then the very far globular cluster M3 with the aid of binoculars or telescope. This star chart locates both objects in this portion of sky. Star Cloud and Globular Cluster - Courtesy Sue French ...
Night Sky Checklist April–May–June Unaided Eye Astronomy
... times bigger than the sun, at a distance of about 36 light years. It has a distinctly reddish-orange color and is the fourth brightest star in the night time sky (and the third brightest that can be seen from Acadiana). Spica is a blue-white star, the brightest star in Virgo. It’s about 260 light ye ...
... times bigger than the sun, at a distance of about 36 light years. It has a distinctly reddish-orange color and is the fourth brightest star in the night time sky (and the third brightest that can be seen from Acadiana). Spica is a blue-white star, the brightest star in Virgo. It’s about 260 light ye ...
1” “Sky-Notes” of the Open University Astronomy Club. April 2006. 1
... 2 Com ds (6.0, 7.5) separation 3.6". Use high power when seeing is good. 24 Com ds. (5.0,6.5) separation 20.3" Wide contrasting yellow and blue pair. 35 Com ds. (5.1,7,2) separation 1.2”. Yellow and purple (deep blue). Coma is a fine hunting ground for galaxies plus a very fine globular cluster. Sta ...
... 2 Com ds (6.0, 7.5) separation 3.6". Use high power when seeing is good. 24 Com ds. (5.0,6.5) separation 20.3" Wide contrasting yellow and blue pair. 35 Com ds. (5.1,7,2) separation 1.2”. Yellow and purple (deep blue). Coma is a fine hunting ground for galaxies plus a very fine globular cluster. Sta ...
Introduction - Willmann-Bell
... “Great Eruption” in the 1840s. Of course, there are numerous other objects to explore in Carina, not the least of which is the Carina Nebula (NGC 3372), which lies just east of the dark, hourglass-shaped Keyhole Nebula; NGC 2516, also known as the Southern Beehive; the planetary NGC 2867 with its ho ...
... “Great Eruption” in the 1840s. Of course, there are numerous other objects to explore in Carina, not the least of which is the Carina Nebula (NGC 3372), which lies just east of the dark, hourglass-shaped Keyhole Nebula; NGC 2516, also known as the Southern Beehive; the planetary NGC 2867 with its ho ...
proposed october viewing list
... the densest globular cluster in our galaxy. The accepted diameter of M15 is about 175 light years. The globular cluster is thought by some to contain a supermassive black hole. NGC7331 Discovered by William Herschel in 1784 in the constellation Pegasus (PEG-uh-sus), this is a bright spiral galaxy vi ...
... the densest globular cluster in our galaxy. The accepted diameter of M15 is about 175 light years. The globular cluster is thought by some to contain a supermassive black hole. NGC7331 Discovered by William Herschel in 1784 in the constellation Pegasus (PEG-uh-sus), this is a bright spiral galaxy vi ...
May Evening Skies
... The planets Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn's rising position are plotted for midMay 2016. Eleven objects of first magnitude or brighter are visible. In order of brightness they are: Jupiter, Mars, Arcturus, Vega, Capella, Procyon, Betelgeuse, Spica, Pollux, Deneb, and Regulus. In addition to stars, other ...
... The planets Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn's rising position are plotted for midMay 2016. Eleven objects of first magnitude or brighter are visible. In order of brightness they are: Jupiter, Mars, Arcturus, Vega, Capella, Procyon, Betelgeuse, Spica, Pollux, Deneb, and Regulus. In addition to stars, other ...
a description of planets and stars you may see
... a globular cluster of about 300,000 stars in the constellation of Hercules and lies in the halo of the Milky Way galaxy. It is barely visible with the naked eye on a very clear night even though it is about 145 lightyears in diameter. M13 was discovered by Edmond Halley in 1714, and catalogued by Me ...
... a globular cluster of about 300,000 stars in the constellation of Hercules and lies in the halo of the Milky Way galaxy. It is barely visible with the naked eye on a very clear night even though it is about 145 lightyears in diameter. M13 was discovered by Edmond Halley in 1714, and catalogued by Me ...
Sky News – March 2015 The Realm of the Galaxies
... Coma Bernices. With our night sky pointing away from the hustle and bustle of the plane of the Milky Way, we can see deep into the sky without objects being obscured or dimmed by looking through our galaxy. In spring skies we are treated to views of the closest cluster of galaxies in Virgo of which ...
... Coma Bernices. With our night sky pointing away from the hustle and bustle of the plane of the Milky Way, we can see deep into the sky without objects being obscured or dimmed by looking through our galaxy. In spring skies we are treated to views of the closest cluster of galaxies in Virgo of which ...
Messier Galaxies of #202541
... Virgo-Coma Berenices region with 15 of them appearing on Messier’s list. How do you go about finding and identifying them in an area so small? Galaxies are hard enough to hunt by themselves but with so many, including numerous non-Messier objects, how do you avoid becoming frustrated in the search? ...
... Virgo-Coma Berenices region with 15 of them appearing on Messier’s list. How do you go about finding and identifying them in an area so small? Galaxies are hard enough to hunt by themselves but with so many, including numerous non-Messier objects, how do you avoid becoming frustrated in the search? ...
FRAC TRIVIA I QUIZ - Flint River Astronomy Club
... 14. ( 1 pt.) True or False: If you were standing on the floor at the center of the lunar crater Clavius, you could not see its 16,100-ft. walls in any direction. 15. (1 pt.) What is the largest of the 20 brightest stars in actual size? 16. (1 pt.) Which constellation contains the most naked-eye star ...
... 14. ( 1 pt.) True or False: If you were standing on the floor at the center of the lunar crater Clavius, you could not see its 16,100-ft. walls in any direction. 15. (1 pt.) What is the largest of the 20 brightest stars in actual size? 16. (1 pt.) Which constellation contains the most naked-eye star ...
CONSTELLATION CANES VENATICI the two hunting dogs Canes
... voids. It was discovered in 1988 in a deep-sky survey. • Canes Venatici contains five Messier objects, including four galaxies. The more significant are • the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51, NGC 5194) and NGC 5195, a small barred spiral galaxy that is seen face on. This was the first galaxy recognised as hav ...
... voids. It was discovered in 1988 in a deep-sky survey. • Canes Venatici contains five Messier objects, including four galaxies. The more significant are • the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51, NGC 5194) and NGC 5195, a small barred spiral galaxy that is seen face on. This was the first galaxy recognised as hav ...
May
... If observing at low magnification look in the same field of view for NGC4631, a more distant galaxy also seen edge-on. M64 is a type Sb spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices (KOH-mah bera-NEE-seez,). Popularly known as the Black Eye Galaxy, this object has a diameter of about 51,000 LY. ...
... If observing at low magnification look in the same field of view for NGC4631, a more distant galaxy also seen edge-on. M64 is a type Sb spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices (KOH-mah bera-NEE-seez,). Popularly known as the Black Eye Galaxy, this object has a diameter of about 51,000 LY. ...
August Evening Skies
... The planet Jupiter is plotted at map time, mid-August 2005. Seven objects of first magnitude or brighter are visible. In order of brightness they are: Jupiter, Arcturus, Vega, Altair, Antares, Spica, and Deneb. In addition to stars, other objects that should be visible to the unaided eye are labeled ...
... The planet Jupiter is plotted at map time, mid-August 2005. Seven objects of first magnitude or brighter are visible. In order of brightness they are: Jupiter, Arcturus, Vega, Altair, Antares, Spica, and Deneb. In addition to stars, other objects that should be visible to the unaided eye are labeled ...
August Evening Skies
... The planet Jupiter is plotted at map time, mid-August 2008. Seven objects of first magnitude or brighter are visible. In order of brightness they are: Jupiter, Arcturus, Vega, Altair, Antares, Spica, and Deneb. In addition to stars, other objects that should be visible to the unaided eye are labeled ...
... The planet Jupiter is plotted at map time, mid-August 2008. Seven objects of first magnitude or brighter are visible. In order of brightness they are: Jupiter, Arcturus, Vega, Altair, Antares, Spica, and Deneb. In addition to stars, other objects that should be visible to the unaided eye are labeled ...
April
... above distorted the shape of this irregular galaxy, creating considerable turbulence in its innermost regions. Over 100 globular clusters have been observed orbiting this galaxy. NGC 3079 is an 11th magnitude spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major (URR-suh MAY-jer). This galaxy is seen nearly ...
... above distorted the shape of this irregular galaxy, creating considerable turbulence in its innermost regions. Over 100 globular clusters have been observed orbiting this galaxy. NGC 3079 is an 11th magnitude spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major (URR-suh MAY-jer). This galaxy is seen nearly ...
Coma Berenices
Coma Berenices is a traditional asterism that has since been defined as one of the 88 modern constellations. It is located near Arcturus, and the constellation Leo to which it formerly belonged, and contains the North Galactic Pole. Its name means ""Berenice's Hair"" (in Greek, via Latin), and refers to the legend of Queen Berenice II of Egypt, who sacrificed her long hair.