* Astronomy

56 Pegasi is a magnitude +4.77V orange subgiant star located 590 light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. 100mm refractor. Canon eos 350, 20 seconds 1SO 1600.

IC 5068 Emission nebula near the bright star Deneb in Cygnus. Image captured with a 100mm f5 refractor. Canon eos 350, 20 seconds 1SO 1600. Prime focus

Markab (alpha Pegasi). Image captured with a 100mm f5 refractor. Canon eos 350, 20 seconds 1SO 1600. Prime focus.

NGC 6995 (also The Eastern Veil, Caldwell 33 and Ced 182C) is a magnitude +7.0 supernova remnant located 1,470 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus. The supernova remnant was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflecting telescope at...

Title: The VAST Survey - IV. A wide brown dwarf companion to the A3V star Zeta Delphini Author: R. J. De Rosa, J. Patience, K. Ward-Duong, A. Vigan, C. Marois, I. Song, B. Macintosh, J. R. Graham, R. Doyon, M. S. Bessell, O. Lai, D. W. McCarthy, C. Kulesa We report the discovery of a wide co-moving substel...

New Coral Dating Method Hints at Possible Future Sea-Level Changes New evidence of sea-level oscillations during a warm period that started about 125,000 years ago raises the possibility of a similar scenario if the planet continues its more recent warming trend, says a research team led by the Wo...

Photomosaic captured with a 100mm f5 Helios refractor and vesta pro webcam + solar filter.

Crater Grimaldi (bottom) and Oceanus Procellarum captured with a 4" refractor and Vesta pro webcam. 2X Barlow lens. Light yellow filter and IR-cut filter

Meteoriteshttp://astronomy.activeboard.com/t62721584/walnut-hill-meteorite/

The "Wild Duck" Star Cluster Compact and rich, the "Wild Duck Cluster" is perhaps the finest open star cluster visible to backyard astronomers. Read more

NGC 238 (also ESO 194-31 and PGC 2595) is a magnitude +12.5 barred spiral galaxy located 396 million light-years away in the constellation Phoenix. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 Inch) reflecting telescope at Feldhausen in Wynberg, Cape Town on...

NGC 283 (also IRAS 00507-1326, MCG -2-3-31 and PGC 3124) is a magnitude +14.1 spiral galaxy located 521 million light-years away in the constellation of Cetus. The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth using a 66.04 cm (26 inch) Alvan Clark & Sons f/14.9...

NGC 284 (also MCG -2-3-33 and PGC 3132) is a magnitude +14.4 elliptical galaxy located 530 million light-years away in the constellation of Cetus. The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth using a 66.04 cm (26 inch) Alvan Clark & Sons f/14.9 refracting t...

NGC 285 (also PGC 3141) is a magnitude +14.7 lenticular galaxy located 500 million light-years away in the constellation of Cetus. The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth using a 66.04 cm (26 inch) Alvan Clark & Sons f/14.9 refracting telescope at the...

NGC 286 (also MCG -2-3-34 and PGC 3142) is a magnitude +14.1 spiral galaxy located 500 million light-years away in the constellation of Cetus. The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth using a 66.04 cm (26 inch) Alvan Clark & Sons f/14.9 refracting teles...