Ursa Major and its Big Dipper asterism are loaded with terrific galaxies. Two strange galaxies that inhabit this area may be found below the southern edge of the dipper. NGC 3718 (Arp 214) is a ...
The winter sky is dominated by sparkling bright stars dotting the Milky Way. Among the myriad star clusters, many that stand out in the eyepiece steal visual observers’ hearts. The popular Messier ...
The swirling spiral galaxy in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is NGC 3285B, which resides 137 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra (the Water Snake). Hydra has the largest ...
The Hubble Space Telescope captured a detailed image of NGC 6000, a barred spiral galaxy. It displays a yellow core of old stars and blue arms with young stars. Two supernovae, SN 2007ch and SN 2010as ...