Beehive Cluster (M44) in Cancer
Deep-Sky Objects

Deep-Sky Objects in Cancer

Cancer is the 31st biggest constellation, and in terms of zodiacal constellations is the faintest, as well as 9th smallest, taking up an area of 506 square degrees of the northern sky. The brightest star

Deep-Sky Objects in Gemini
Deep-Sky Objects

Deep-Sky Objects in Gemini

Gemini is the 30th biggest of the 88 recognized constellations and the 8th biggest of the zodiacal constellations, taking up an area of 514 square degrees of the northern celestial hemisphere. The brightest star in

The Crab Nebula
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Deep-Sky Objects in Taurus

Taurus is the 10th biggest of the 88 recognized constellations, and the 6th biggest of the zodiac constellations, taking up an area of 797.25 square degrees of the northern celestial hemisphere. The brightest star in

NGC772
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Deep-Sky Objects in Aries

Aries is the 39th biggest of the 88 recognized constellations, and the second smallest of the zodiacal constellations, taking up an area of just 441 square degrees of the sky. The brightest star in the

CGCG 436-030
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Deep-Sky Objects in Pisces

Pisces is the 14th biggest constellations in the night sky, and the 4th biggest of the zodiac constellations, taking up an area of 889.417 square degrees of the northern sky, between latitudes +90° and -65°.

HCG 87
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Deep-Sky Objects in Capricornus

Capricornus, the 40th largest constellation, is the smallest of the 12 zodiac constellations, covering an area of just 414 square degrees of the southern sky between latitudes +60° and -90°. The most luminous star in

Messier 2
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Deep-Sky Objects in Aquarius

Aquarius is the night sky’s 10th largest constellation, and in terms of zodiac constellation is second in size only to Virgo. Its most luminous star is Sadalsuud, a yellow supergiant situated 540 light years from

Crab Nebula
Deep-Sky Objects

Deep-Sky Objects: Crab Nebula (M1)

The Crab Nebula (M1) is a supernova remnant in the constellation Taurus, and although its central neutron star was only physically discovered in 1968, it has since been positively identified as the remains of a

Sombrero Galaxy (M104)
Deep-Sky Objects

Deep-Sky Objects: Sombrero Galaxy (M104)

The Sombrero Galaxy’s mass and the extent of its dust disc is indicative of a giant elliptical galaxy, although its classification still remains unclear. Nonetheless, the galaxy’s unusually big and bright central bulge, supermassive black