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Constellation Highlights

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πŸ“ Williamstown Historical Museum πŸ—“ September 12, 2026 Β· 7:30 PM

NBAS Public Observing: Williamstown Historical Museum

September 2026 Newsletter

Capricornus

MESSIER: 30
NGC: 6903, 6907, 7099
OTHER: IC 5078, Hickson 87, Palomar 12

The Veil Nebula: One Explosion, Told in Pieces

CALDWELL: 33, 34
NGC: 6960, 6992, 6995, 6974, 6979
OTHER: Sh 2-103, LBN 191, IC 1340

Recent Observations with 'The Fleet'

CALDWELL: 4, 14
MESSIER: 51
NGC: 869, 884, 6015, 6140, 7023
OTHER: IC 10, Sh 2-136, Barnard 68, Barnard 72

Smart Scope Challenge: Pluto!

PLANETS: Pluto

NGC 6819: Four Years of Uninterrupted Starlight

NGC: 6819

Fall 2026 Preview: The Best Easy-Access Sky Objects

STARS: Albireo, Almach, Achird
CALDWELL: 14, 15, 22, 23
MESSIER: 45, 31, 33, 2
NGC: 869, 884, 7662, 6826, 891, 1502
OTHER: Kemble's Cascade

Guess the Constellation!

Messier 54: The Globular Cluster That Isn't Ours

MESSIER: 54
NGC: 6715
OTHER: Sgr dSph

Planet Watch: Dione Dips Behind Saturn's disk

MOONS: Dione
PLANETS: Saturn

Political Constellations

The Tulip Nebula and Cygnus X-1

STARS: Cygnus X-1
OTHER: Sh 2-101

Sky Brightness (and Light Pollution): the Bortle Scale

August 2026 Newsletter

Nearly-Total Lunar Eclipse: Aug. 27

MOONS: Moon

Gliese 710: The Closest Stellar Approach β€” Ever?

STARS: Gliese 710

Lacerta

CALDWELL: 16
NGC: 7209, 7243
OTHER: Sh 2-126, IC 1434, BL Lac, Abell 79

Smart Scope Gems: Summer

CALDWELL: 27, 33, 34, 57
MESSIER: 55, 75
NGC: 6217, 6559, 6781, 6814, 6819, 6822, 6888, 6960, 6992, 6995
OTHER: DWB 111