by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Oct 7, 2024
NGC 1365 Constellation: Fornax NGC 1365 (a.k.a the Great Barred Galaxy) is a double-barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Fornax. It spreads over approx. 300,000 Ly. It is located about 75 million Ly from Earth. Link to interactive sky chart. Dates: This is...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Oct 15, 2023
NGC 613 Constellation: Sculptor NGC 613 is a a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Sculptor, located about 67 million Ly from Earth. Link to interactive sky chart. Dates: This is derived from the outstanding data taken by Martin Pugh during the months of...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Oct 14, 2023
IC 342, the Hidden galaxy Constellation: Camelopardalis IC 342, the Hidden galaxy is an intermediate spiral galaxy located in the constellation Camelopardalis. It is the brightest galaxy in the IC 342/Maffei Group, one of the closest galaxy groups to the Local Group....
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Sep 26, 2023
SN2023rve in NGC 1097 Constellation: Fornax NGC 1097 is a barred spiral galaxy. It is located about 45 million Ly away in the constellation Fornax. It interacts with the galaxy NGC 1097A, which causes tidal debris and distortions. The stars in the first image were...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | May 30, 2023
Supernova SN2023ixf Constellation: Ursa Major Supernova SN2023ixf was discovered by Koichi Itagaki on May 19, 2023. Its magnitude was about 11.3 at the time of imaging. It is located in Messier 101, a spiral galaxy in Ursa Major, which is about 21 million Ly away....
