Constellation Highlights

Cetus

STARS: Mira

CALDWELL: 51, 56, 62

MESSIER: 77

NGC: 246, 247

OTHER: IC 1613, Wolf-Lundmark-Melotte

By NBAS Staff | Dec 4, 2024

A whale of a constellation

Pegasus

STARS: 51 Peg

CALDWELL: 30, 43, 44

MESSIER: 15

NGC: 7331, 7479, 7814

OTHER: HCG 92

By NBAS Staff | Nov 6, 2024

Perseus's Pony

November 2024 Newsletter

CALDWELL: 65

NGC: 253

PLANETS: Venus, Mercury

By NBAS | Nov 6, 2024

Twilight inner planets, looking around Perseus

October 2024 Newsletter

NGC: 281

COMETS: C/2023 A1

By NBAS | Oct 2, 2024

Orionids, catching a comet, Binocular tour

Aquarius

CALDWELL: 55, 63

MESSIER: 2, 72, 73

NGC: 7009, 7284, 7293

OTHER: HCG 88, Arp 93

By NBAS Staff | Oct 2, 2024

One of the "Water" constellations.

September 2024 Newsletter

CALDWELL: 4

NGC: 281

PLANETS: Mercury

By NBAS | Sep 4, 2024

NBAS anniversary, lunar eclipse and more

Cygnus

STARS: Albireo

CALDWELL: 12, 33, 34

MESSIER: 29

NGC: 6960, 6992, 6946, 7000

OTHER: Sh2-101

By NBAS Staff | Sep 4, 2024

Flying down the Milky Way

Sagittarius

STARS: Sgr A

CALDWELL: 57

MESSIER: 17, 20, 21, 22

NGC: 6822

By NBAS Staff | Aug 7, 2024

Looking to the center of our Galaxy

August 2024 Newsletter

NGC: 6357

METEORS: Perseids

PLANETS: Saturn, Neptune

By NBAS | Aug 7, 2024

Perseids, Saturn, and Neptune

Scorpius

STARS: Antares

MESSIER: 4, 6, 7

NGC: 6334, 6357

OTHER: IC 4592

By NBAS Staff | Jul 3, 2024

The celestial arachnid holding the Milky Way’s heart in its sting.

July 2024 Newsletter

STARS: Beta Lyr, Vega, Deneb, Altair

MESSIER: 83

By NBAS | Jul 3, 2024

Summer Triangle, and Beta Lyrae

June 2024 Newsletter

STARS: T CrB

MESSIER: 84, 86

COMETS: C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)

By NBAS | Jun 5, 2024

Incoming Comet, T CrB

Hercules

STARS: Ras Algethi

MESSIER: 13, 92

NGC: 6207, 4631

OTHER: Abell 39, Abell 2151

By NBAS Staff | Jun 5, 2024

The mythical strongman in the sky

May 2024 Newsletter

MESSIER: 100

By NBAS | May 1, 2024

2024 Eclipse recap, Galaxy Season

Canes Venatici

STARS: Y CVn, TON 618

CALDWELL: 32

MESSIER: 3, 51, 63

NGC: 4627, 4631

By NBAS Staff | May 1, 2024

The only constellation named after an historical figure

Coma Berenices

MESSIER: 64, 100

NGC: 4173, 4565, 4889

OTHER: HCG 61, Melotte 111

By NBAS Staff | Apr 3, 2024

The only constellation named after an historical figure

April 2024 Newsletter

NGC: 3628

COMETS: 12P/Pons-Brooks, C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), 62P/Tsuchinshan

By NBAS | Apr 3, 2024

2024 Eclipse, three comets

Leo

STARS: R Leo, Wolf 359, Gamma Leo

MESSIER: 65, 66

NGC: 2903, 3628

By NBAS Staff | Mar 7, 2024

Gateway constellation to Spring

March 2024 Newsletter

CALDWELL: 3

MESSIER: 81, 82, 97

NGC: 2024

By NBAS | Mar 6, 2024

Spring, Ursa Major

February 2024 Newsletter

CALDWELL: 25, 39

NGC: 2392, 2420, 2146, 2419

OTHER: Barnard 33

By NBAS | Feb 7, 2024

Spring, overhead DSOs