Hi, This is an image of the area surrounding M20, which can be seen at the lower left of the image. In addition, M8 can be seen at the top left and NGC 6559, IC 4685, IC 1274 and IC 1275 can be seen o

Hi, This is an image of NGC 4631, also known as the Whale Galaxy. It is a barred spiral galaxy about 25 million light years away in the constellation Canes Venatici. The nearby elliptical galaxy NGC 4

Hi, Here is a GIF showing the before and after image of M101. I was only able to luminance but you can clearly see the SN. Thanks for looking and comments and suggestions welcomed. https://azstarman.n

Hi all: Arp 271 in Virgo consists of NGC 5426 (lower) and 5427 (upper) with an obvious bridge between them. Arp's classification was "galaxies with connected arms", and unlike many of his descriptions

Hi all: NGC 5850 (a barred spiral) and NGC 5846 (elliptical) anchor an interesting galaxy grouping in Virgo. In addition to these two bright members, NGC 5845 and 5839 (to the right/west) complete the

Hi all: NGC 4753 is a lenticular galaxy in Virgo that is criss-crossed by delicate dust lanes: https://www.greggsastronomy.com/IMAGES/ngc4753-LRGB.jpg A 1992 paper suggests that the warped dust lanes

https://dsnm.crowson.com/rh/alcor/2023-05-18.mp4 Take a look around 7:52 AM UTC. Any ideas on what this could be? Dan ---- Dan Crowson dcrowson@... Dardenne Prairie MO https://www.crowson.com

NGC 6211 (UGC 10516, PGC 58775 and others) is the odd spiral at the bottom right of the chain. NGC 6213 (PGC 58778 and others) is the galaxy above NGC 6211. MCG+10-24-032 (PGC 58783 and others) is the

Hi, This is an image of the Carina Nebula. It is a large, complex area of bright and dark nebulosity about 8,500 light years away in the constellation Carina. The nebula is one of the largest diffuse

Hi, This is an image of NGC 3576, also known as the Statue of Liberty Nebula. It is an emission nebula about 9,000 light years away in the constellation Carina. It measures about 100 light years in di

IC 4630 (UGC 10607, PGC 59257, VV 852 and others) is an odd galaxy located in Hercules. This could be a couple interacting galaxies. There’s definitely a faint plume of something above the galaxy as w

Hi, This is an image of M31, also known as the Andromeda Galaxy. It is a spiral galaxy about 2.5 million light years away in the constellation Andromeda. It is about 150,000 light years in diameter, o

Hi all NGC 5634 is a small but bright globular cluster in Virgo. A recent study suggests that it was ejected from the Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal galaxy in the distant past: https://www.greggsastrono

NGC 2424 (UGC 3959, PGC 21558 and others) is a spiral galaxy located approximately 152 million light-years away in Lynx. This one is about a half degree away from globular NGC 2419. Luminance – 24x600

Hi, This is an image of RCW 16, also known as NGC 2467 or the Skull and Crossbones nebula. It is a star forming region about 4,400 light years away in the constellation Puppis. Thanks for looking and

IC 288 (UGC 2544, PGC 11702 and others) is a spiral that appears to be heavily obscured by dust. This one is located approximately 230 million light-years away in Perseus. It is a little more than a d

Hi, This is an image of NGC 2626. It is an emission, reflection, and dark nebula complex about 4,000 light years away in the constellation Vega. It is mostly illuminated by B1 star CD-40 4432 and ioni

Abell 539 is a cluster of 50 or more galaxies around 370 million light-years away in Orion. See the annotated link below. Luminance – 24x600s – 240 minutes – binned 1x1 RGB – 8x300s – 40 minutes each

UGC 7608 (PGC 41063 and others) is an odd spiral (?) galaxy located approximately 29 million light-years away in Canes Venatici. Luminance – 24x600s – 240 minutes – binned 1x1 RGB – 8x300s – 40 minute

Hickson 51 consists of seven galaxies located in Leo: NGC 3651 (HCG 51a, UGC 6388, PGC 34898 and others). This one is located approximately 360 million light-years away. IC 2759 (HCG 51b, PGC 34882 an