Galaxies
UGC 10822 (Draco Dwarf)
Another dwarf galaxy in our local group about 280000 light years away in constellation Draco.
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NGC 4244 (Silver Needle Galaxy)
The Silver Needle Galaxy (NGC 4244. or Caldwelll 26) is an edge-on spiral galaxy about 14 million light years away in constellation Canes Venatici.
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NGC 4236 (Caldwell 3)
A barred spiral galaxy in constellation Draco about 14.5 million light years away.
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UGC 9749 (Ursa Minor Dwarf)
What looks like an ordinary star field is actually a galaxy, the so called Ursa Minor Dwarf in constellation … well, Ursa Minor.
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The Box (Hickson Compact Group 61)
A nice group of galaxies in constellation Coma Berenices.
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NGC 4395
A small and faint galaxy in constellation Canes Venatici, only about 15 million light years away.
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Globular Clusters
Messier 5
One of the most impressive globular clusters in the sky, almost visible with the naked eye.
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Leo B (Leo II)
Leo B ist another dwarf galaxy in our Local Group of galaxies.
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NGC 4449
This is another dwarf galaxy in constellation Canes Venatici about 13 million light years away.
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Emission Nebulae
IC 2162 (Sh2-254)
IC 2162, Sh2-254, Sh2-255, Sh2-256, Sh2-257, Sh2-258, Sh2-259
This group of nebulae in constellation Orion is sometimes called “The Other Orion Nebula” or “Mushroom Nebula”. It is not as spectacular as its big brother, but nice anyway.