Monthly Archives: February 2020

February 25, 2020

The Hercules Cluster

The Hercules Cluster In the heart of the Hercules constellation, at exactly RA 16h 41m 41s and Dec +36° 27′ 35″ in equatorial coordinates, lies the Great Hercules global cluster, also known as M13 or NGC 6205. It is located between Zeta Herculis and Eta Herculis. Its apparent size is about 20 arcminutes, which is […]

February 17, 2020

The Eagle Nebula

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The Eagle Nebula The Eagle Nebula, or NGC 6611, is an open star cluster (named Messier 16 or M16) wrapped by a nebula in the Serpens (Snake) constellation. Its equatorial coordinates are RA 18h 18m 48s and Dec −13° 49′. In 1745-46, the Swiss astronomer Jean-Philippe de Chéseaux was the first to point his telescope […]

February 9, 2020

The Leo Triplet

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The Leo Triplet The Leo constellation is one of the Zodiac constellations, between Virgo and Cancer. Thanks to its resemblance with a lion, it is one of the easiest constellations to identify. Inside the Leo, more exactly in the eastern part of the constellation, we can notice a small group of three galaxies, known as […]

February 2, 2020

The Orion Nebula

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The Orion Nebula The Orion Nebula, also known as M42 and NGC 1976, is one of the most famous celestial objects. At about 1340 light-years from Earth, it is the closest star formation region to us. It lies in the Orion constellation, also known as the Hunter, at a right ascension of 05h 35m 17s […]