Arp 8 (NGC 497, UGC 915, PGC 4992 and others) is a spiral with odd arms. Part of Arp’s, “Spiral Galaxies – Split Arms” class, the galaxy is located approximately 327 million light-years away in Cetus.

V1331 Cyg (HH 389 and many others) is an odd star with nebulosity around it. It appears to be at the end of the dark nebula DOBASHI 2860. This one is located 1,946 light-years away in Cygnus. This are

Hi all: Here's a mosaic of images of c2021 A1 Leonard that I acquired over the past 2 months: https://www.greggsastronomy.com/IMAGES/Comet-c2021-A1-Leonard_mosaic.jpg -- Clear skies, Gregg Visit my as

Folks, Here is a holiday greeting image made by our small image team in "Holiday Blending" style. Wish all the best to DSNM folks and your families. "The Tree - Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!" From

Hi, I got another APOD today, although it is from the Hubble Archive. For comparison, I have included a link to the version I took with my telescope. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap211218.html http://az

Hi all: B 364 is a large, meandering dark nebula in Cygnus. In this FOV (upper left quadrant) is a smaller Barnard object B157. Near the right border is a small bright emission nebula, Sh2-127. http:/

Hi all; I tried imaging A1 Leonard from my front yard this evening: http://www.greggsastronomy.com/IMAGES/c2021-A1-Leonard-OSC_121721.jpg crop: http://www.greggsastronomy.com/IMAGES/c2021-A1-Leonard-O

Bernard Miller – Cone Nebula Bernard Miller – NGC 2516 Bernard Miller – NGC 1365 Madhup Rathi – M100 Madhup Rathi – M81 Madhup Rathi – M46 and NGC 2438 With my 17, we had 23 of the 101 objects in thei

The January 2022 issue of Astronomy Magazine highlights “101 Must-See Cosmic Objects.” I have seventeen images in this issue: 16 – Abell 2151 – Page 13 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcrowson/4089049

One of the new members in the shared building is asking if anyone has an artificial star onsite. They’re seeing some strangeness in stars on a refractor and looking for something to test. Dan ---- Dan

Hi all: Another colorful open cluster in Taurus, NGC 1647. This is a big open cluster about 40 arcminutes across, containing approximately 200 stars: http://www.greggsastronomy.com/IMAGES/NGC-1647-RGB

Hi, Anyone else having trouble connecting? Bernard http://www.azstarman.net This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com

Hi, This is an image of NGC 896, also known as the Fish Head Nebula. It is an emission nebula that is part of the larger Heart Nebula and is located about 7,500 light years away in the constellation C

Hi all: Here are three moderately bright comets visible in the evening sky: 19P Borrelly http://www.greggsastronomy.com/IMAGES/19P-Borrelly-LRGB_121121.jpg ~10th magnitude c2019 L3 ATLAS http://www.gr

Berkeley 68 is a trumpler (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trumpler_classification) class IV 2 p open cluster located approximately 5870 light-years away in Perseus. This one is very nondescript and is

Berkeley 19 is a trumpler (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trumpler_classification) class IV 2 p open cluster located approximately 15,750 light-years away in Auriga. Luminance – 24x300s – binned 1x1 –

Hi, This is an image of NGC 896, also known as the Fish Head Nebula. It is an emission nebula that is part of the larger Heart Nebula and is located about 7,500 light years away in the constellation C

In the shadow of Gregg’s work, I’d like to share some of my recent shots from DSNM on dusty dark nebulae as well. Best season to do this while we still get a few hours on Cepheus, and Aris/Taurus is p

UGC 3691 (PGC 20214 and others) is a spiral galaxy located approximately 90 million light-years away in Gemini. Luminance – 24x600s – 240 minutes – binned 1x1 RGB – 16:15:17x300s – 80:75:85 minutes ea

Hi all: Barnard 18 is a dark nebula in Taurus, described by Barnard as a "group of dark spots". It is certainly dusty and messy: http://www.greggsastronomy.com/IMAGES/B18-LRGB.jpg At the left edge (ea