What did I see
Looking through a telescope reveals a world of things you have probably never seen before. And going scope to scope you see a lot of these things – and probably forgot the names of half the things. Here are some of the more popular objects we show at our events, depending on what’s best in the sky at the time. You may be curious to learn more about one of the objects you may have seen. Below are some of the objects that we try to feature in our observing sessions, with links to more information. Please note that depending on time of year and conditions, some objects cannot be observed at any particular session.
Galaxies
Name | Type | Image |
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Stars and Star Clusters | ||
Albireo β Cyg |
Double Star | |
Double cluster | Star Clusters | |
M13 | Globular Cluster | |
M3 | Globular Cluster | |
Nebulae | ||
Ring Nebula | Planetary Nebula | |
Lagoon Nebula | Emission Nebula | |
Andromeda Galaxy | Barred Spiral Galaxy | |
Cigar Galaxy | Edge-On Galaxy | |
Whirlpool Galaxy | Colliding Galaxies | |
PLANETS | ||
Mercury | ||
Venus | ||
Mars | ||
Jupiter (and moons) | ||
Saturn (and moons) | ||
Uranus | ||
Neptune | ||
Pluto (Minor Planet) |