Northern Berkshire Astronomical Society

Whatever your experience, you belong under our skies.

A Closer Look

Every object in the sky has a story that goes beyond its coordinates.

This series takes one object at a time β€” a planet, a nebula, a galaxy, a cluster β€” and looks at it whole: what it is physically, how it was discovered, what we’ve learned about it since, and what you’ll actually see when you point your scope at it. The science and the experience together.

Explore Series:

NGC 6520 & Barnard 86: A Cluster and Its Shadow

NGC: 6520
OTHER: Barnard 86

Barnard's Star: The Fastest Star in the Sky

STARS: Barnard's Star

Messier 57: Ghostly Smoke Ring

MESSIER: 57

Messier 92: The "Other" Hercules Cluster

MESSIER: 92

Messier 101: Extragalactic Pinwheel

MESSIER: 101

Arcturus: Guardian of the Bear

STARS: Arcturus

T Coronae Borealis: The Blaze Star Prepares to Erupt

STARS: T CrB