by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Jul 15, 2022
NGC 6946, the Fireworks galaxy Constellation: Cepheus NGC 6946, the Fireworks galaxy, is a face-on intermediate spiral galaxy with a small bright nucleus located in the boundary between the constellations Cepheus and Cygnus. Its distance from Earth is about 25.2...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Jul 15, 2022
Supernova SN2022hrs Constellation: Virgo Supernova SN2022hrs was discovered on April 16, 2022 by Koichi Itagaki from Japan. It is located in NGC 4647, close to Messier 60. NGC 4647 is about 63 million Ly away. The brighter galaxy at the bottom-right is NGC 4638, and...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Jul 3, 2022
NGC 6822, Barnard’s galaxy Constellation: Sagittarius NGC 6288, Barnard’s galaxy, is a barred irregular galaxy located in the constellation of Sagittarius, approximately 1.6 million Ly from Earth. It is one of the closer galaxies to the Milky Way (member...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Jul 1, 2022
vdB 123, a small blue reflection nebula Constellation: Serpens van den Bergh 123 is a reflection nebulae in the constellation Serpens, embedded in a dark cloud knwon as the Serpens Cloud. To the West, one can see Sh2-68, an ancient planetary nebula that is estimated...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Jun 27, 2022
NGC 7023, the Iris nebula Constellation: Cepheus The Iris nebula is a bright reflection nebula in the constellation Cepheus. The designation NGC 7023 refers to the open cluster within the larger reflection nebula LBN 487. It is 1’300 Ly from Earth. Dates: This...
