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Constellation Highlights

Explore Series:

Ophiuchus

STARS: Barnard's Star
MESSIER: 10
NGC: 6384
OTHER: Barnard 65-67, IC 4665, Rho Ophiuchi

July 2025 Newsletter

MESSIER: 51
NGC: 5195
METEORS: S. Delta Aquarids
PLANETS: Venus, Uranus

June 2025 Newsletter

STARS: Regulus
MESSIER: 13
PLANETS: Mercury, Uranus

Draco

STARS: Thuban
CALDWELL: 3, 6
MESSIER: 102
NGC: 4236, 5981, 5982, 5985, 6543
OTHER: Arp 188

May 2025 Newsletter

STARS: Regulus
NGC: 3486
PLANETS: Mars

BoΓΆtes

STARS: Arcturus, Izar
CALDWELL: 45
NGC: 5248, 5466, 5529
OTHER: Hickson 73

Lynx

CALDWELL: 25
NGC: 2419, 2537, 2552, 2683
OTHER: Jones-Emberson 1, Purgathofer-Weinberger 1

April 2025 Newsletter

STARS: T CrB
NGC: 3344
PLANETS: Venus, Saturn

Gemini

STARS: Castor
CALDWELL: 39
MESSIER: 35
NGC: 2158, 2371, 2392, 2420
OTHER: IC 443

March 2025 Newsletter

NGC: 2903

Canis Major

STARS: Sirius
MESSIER: 41
NGC: 2359, 2360
OTHER: CMa Overdensity, Sh 2-308

February 2025 Newsletter

CALDWELL: 49, 50
PLANETS: Uranus

Orion

STARS: Betelgeuse
MESSIER: 42, 43
NGC: 2024, 2169
OTHER: Barnard 33, LDN 1622

January 2025 Newsletter

OTHER: IC 1871
PLANETS: Mars

December 2024 Newsletter

OTHER: IC 1871
PLANETS: Mars

Cetus

STARS: Mira
CALDWELL: 51, 56, 62
MESSIER: 77
NGC: 246, 247
OTHER: IC 1613, Wolf-Lundmark-Melotte

Pegasus

STARS: 51 Peg
CALDWELL: 30, 43, 44
MESSIER: 15
NGC: 7331, 7479, 7814
OTHER: HCG 92

November 2024 Newsletter

CALDWELL: 65
NGC: 253
PLANETS: Venus, Mercury

October 2024 Newsletter

NGC: 281
COMETS: C/2023 A1

Aquarius

CALDWELL: 55, 63
MESSIER: 2, 72, 73
NGC: 7009, 7284, 7293
OTHER: HCG 88, Arp 93