Tag : Astrophotography

January Sky Challenges

Astronomers and Star Gazers need a challenge when observing. Novices can be easily overwhelmed by long lists of challenging objects. Expert observers can be so focused on their projects, they easily can ignore the challenge provided by observing with different instruments. By presenting three objects in each of several different [...]

April’s Sky Challenges

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Published on: April 11, 2010

Naked-Eye Challenges M6, an open cluster of about 80 stars in Scorpius.  It is also called the Butterfly Cluster and is about 25′ across. M7, an open cluster in Scorpius.  Also called the Ptolemy Cluster, it contains about 80 stars in an area about 80′ across. M44, a third magnitude [...]

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