NGC 2281 is an open star cluster in the constellation Auriga, located about 1,720 light-years from Earth, and reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed end of december.
Category: Deep Sky Object
Messier 90 is a large spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo, located about 60 million light-years from Earth, and reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed end of March.
Messier 89 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo, located about 50 million light-years from Earth, and reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed around March 20th.
Messier 91 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, located about 60 million light-years from Earth, and reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed around March 22nd.
Messier 87 is a supergiant elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo, located about 53 million light-years from Earth, and reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed around March 20th.
In March, during a short astro session, I captured the bright open star cluster NGC 2281 in the constellation Auriga.
Messier 86 is a striking lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo, approximately 52 million light-years away, and reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed during spring months.
Messier 84 (M84) is a giant elliptical or lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Virgo, approximately 60 million light-years away, and reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed during the spring months.
The Black Eye Galaxy (Messier 64) is a striking spiral galaxy located in the constellation Coma Berenices, approximately 24 million light-years away, and reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed during spring months.
The Eyes Galaxies (Arp 120) are a pair of interacting galaxies located in the constellation Virgo, approximately 52 million light-years away. They reach their annual culmination at astronomical midnight and are best observed during spring in the northern hemisphere.