15/17 Canum Venaticorum 15 & 17 Canum Venaticorum (CVn) is a wide double Star in the Constellation of Canes Venatici. (The Hunting Dogs) Both require Darker skies to find them 15 CVn visual magnitude is 6.28. 17 CVn visual magnitude …
32/33 Comae Berenices 33 Comae Berenices is a high proper-motion star located in the constellation of Coma Berenices. It is not part of the Coma Berenices constellation outline but is within the borders of the constellation. Based on the spectral …
17 Comae Berenices 17 Comae Berenices (17 Com) is a multiple star system in the northern constellation of Coma Berenices. The brighter component, 17 Com A, is a naked eye star with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.2. It has …
Regulus and Leo 1 Dwarf Elliptical Regulus is the brightest object in the constellation Leo and one of the brightest stars in the night sky. It has the Bayer designation designated α Leonis, which is Latinized to Alpha Leonis, and …
M42/M43 Orion Nebula M42/M43 Orion Nebula is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way, being south of Orion’s Belt in the constellation of Orion, and is known as the middle “star” in the “sword” of Orion. It is one …
M20 Trifid Nebula M20 Trifid Nebula is an H II region in the north-west of Sagittarius in a star-forming region in the Milky Way’s Scutum-Centaurus Arm. It was discovered by Charles Messier on June 5, 1764. Its name means ‘three-lobe’. …
M19 Globular Cluster M19 or Messier 19 is a globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus. It was discovered by Charles Messier on June 5, 1764 and added to his catalogue of comet-like objects that same year. It was resolved into …
M18 Open Cluster M18 Open Cluster or Messier 18, also designated NGC 6613, is an open cluster of stars in the constellation Sagittarius. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1764 and included in his list of comet-like objects. From …