Grasslands Observatory (original) (raw)
Tuesday September 17, 2024
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| Spica Occulation by the Moon Saturday July 6, 2024 Spica - ingress Spica-egress |
| Comet Olbers on the evening of Wednesday May 1, 2024 | Mercury in M44 on the evening of Saturday July 6, 2016 | |
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| C/2023 P1 Nishimura on the morning of Sunday September 3, 2023 | 12P/Pons-Brooks on the evening of Saturday March 30, 2024 | Old Moon on the morning of Wednesday June 5, 2024 |
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| Antares Occulation by the Moon on Thursday August 24, 2023 |
| Venus and Uranus on the evening of Wednesday March 29, 2023 | Venus and M44 on the evening of Monday June 12, 2023 | |
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| Great lineup of planets on the morning of Thursday June 23, 2022 | C/2017 K2 PANSTARRS on the evening of Monday August 1, 2022 | C/2022 E3 ZTF on the evening of Saturday February 25, 2023 |
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| Lunar Eclipse on the evening of Monday May 16, 2022, early totality | Lunar Eclipse on the evening of Monday May 16, 2022, mid-totality | Lunar Eclipse on the evening of Monday May 16, 2022, late totality |
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| C/2021 A1 (Leonard) in the early evening on Monday December 20, 2021 | Great Conjunction of Jupiter (left) and Venus (right) on the morning of Saturday April 30, 2022 | Great Conjunction of Jupiter (left) and Venus (right) on the morning of Saturday April 30, 2022 |
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| Lunar Eclipse on the morning of Wednesday May 26, 2021 at maximum totality | C/2021 A1 (Leonard) in twilight on the evening of Wednesday December 15, 2021 | C/2021 A1 Leonard in twilight and low on the western horizon on the early evening of Thursday December 16, 2021 |
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| Great 2020 Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn - the Moon, Jupiter, and Saturn on the evening of Wednesday December 16, 2020 | Great 2020 Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn on the evening of Saturday December 19, 2020, two days prior to closest approach | Great 2020 Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn on the evening of Monday December 21, 2020 at closest approach |
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| Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) on the evening of Tuesday July 14, 2020 | Comet NEOWISE on the evening of Monday July 20, 2020. The comet was visible only intermittently through thick clouds. | Penumbral Eclipse on the morning of Monday November 30, 2020 |
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| Venus and the Pleiades on the evening of Friday April 3, 2020 | Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) rising over the Catalina Mountains on the morning of Thursday July 9, 2020 | Comet NEOWISE above the Catalina Mountains on the morning of Thursday July 9, 2020 |
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Grasslands Observatory Latest Images:
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| M9 (NGC 6333) and Barnard 64 on the nights of Sunday September 1 and Wednesday September 4, 2024 | | |
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| 13P/Olbers on the evening of Saturday June 15, 2024 | C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas on the evening of Saturday June 15, 2024 | Barnard 293, M7 (NGC 6475), and environs on the night of Tuesday July 30, 2024 |
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| Barnard 235 on the morning of Thursday June 6, 2024 | NGC 3893 and environs on the morning of June 2, 2024 | Barnard 295 and 305 on the morning of June 16, 2024 |
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| Auroral display at the Grasslands Observatory on the night of Friday May 10 and the morning of Saturday May 11, 2024 |
| Barnard 288 and 290 on the morning of May 19, 2024 | M63 (NGC 5055) on the nights of Saturday May 4 and Sunday May 5, 2024 | |
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| M100 (NGC 4321) on the evenings of Sunday April 28 and Monday April 29, 2024 | C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas on the evening of Tuesday April 30, 2024 | NGC 6543 (Cat's Eye Nebula; Caldwell 6) on the night of Thursday May 9, 2024 |
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| SH2-231 and environs on the night of Saturday March 2, 2024 | 12P/Pons-Brooks on the evening of Sunday March 10, 2024 | M98 (NGC 4192) on the evenings of Saturday April 27 and Sunday April 28. Supernova SN2024exw is in nearby (lower right hand corner) UGC 7223 (NGC 4192A) |
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| NGC 1333 on the nights of Saturday March 2 and Sunday March 3, 2024 | M41 (NGC 2287) on the night of Thursday February 29, 2024 (leap year day) | M46 (NGC 2437) and M47 (NGC 2422) on the night of Saturday March 2, 2024 |
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| Barnard 1 and environs on the night of Tuesday January 2, 2024 | Stock 23 (Pazmino's Cluster) on the night of Sunday February 4, 2024 | Collinder 463 on the night of Sunday February 4, 2023 |
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| Bellatrix on the night of Saturday December 9, 2023 | Barnard 223 and environs on the nights of Saturday December 16, 2023 and Friday January 12, 2024 | M42, M43, NGC 1908 and environs on the night of Friday January 12, 2024 |
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| IC 5146 (Cocoon Nebula; Caldwell 19) on the nights of | NGC 281 (Pacman Nebula; SH2-184; IC 11) on the evenings of Saturday December 2 and Sunday December 3, 2023 | NGC 6914 on the nights of Saturday December 9 and Sunday December 10, 2021 |
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| IC 1311 and environs on the night of Sunday November 12, 2023 | SH2-205 (Peanut Nebula) on the nights of Monday October 14, 2023 and Friday November 10, 2023 | IC 1311 and environs on the nights of Monday November 13 and Saturday December 2, 2023 |
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| C/2023 H2 (Lemmon) on the night of Friday November 10, 2023 | NGC 40 (Caldwell 2, Bowtie Nebula) on the evening of Wednesday November 8, 2023 | NGC 246 (Caldwell 56; Skull Nebula) on the evening of Thursday November 9, 2023 |
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| Barnard 103 and 188 on the night of Wednesday October 11, 2023 | Barnard 309 on the night of Saturday October 14, 2023 | Propeller Nebula on the nights of Wednesday November 8 and Thursday November 9, 2023 |
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| Barnard 86, 289, 294, and 298 on the night of Tuesday October 3, 2023 | Barnard 306 on the night of Sunday October 8, 2023 | Barnard 308 on the night of Tuesday October 10, 2023 |
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| 103P/Hartley on the morning of Sunday September 24, 2023 | NGC 7662 (Caldwell 22) on the night of Friday September 15, 2023 | Barnard 284 and 285 on the night of Wednesday October 4, 2023 |
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| M6 (NGC6405) on the night of Friday September 15, 2023 | Barnard 272 and environs on the night of Thursday September 14, 2023 | Barnard 281 and environs on the night of Friday September 15, 2023 |
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| Barnard 271 and 273 on the night of Monday September 4, 2023 | NGC 5866 (sometimes called M102) on the nights of Wednesday May 10 and Tuesday September 5, 2023 | Barnard 303, 302, 91, and environs on the nights of Wednesday September 6 and Thursday September 14, 2023 |
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| Barnard 87 (Parrot's Head Nebula) on the nights of Monday September 4 and Tuesday September 5, 2023 | Barnard 78 and environs on the night of Tuesday September 5, 2023 | NGC 7027 (Jewel Bug Nebula) on the night of Wednesday September 6, 2023 |
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| M7 and environs on the morning of Tuesday June 27, 2023 | Barnard 240 on the night of Saturday August 5, 2023 | Barnard 254 and 256 on the night of Sunday September 3, 2023 |
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| Barnard 257 and 258 on the morning of Monday June 24, 2023 | Pi Scorpii and environs on the evening of Saturday June 10, 2023 | M6 and environs on the morning of Tuesday June 27, 2023 |
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| Dschubba (7 delta Scorpii) on the nights of Monday June 12 and Thursday June 15, 2023 | Barnard 263 on the morning of Saturday June 24, 2023 | Venus is close to M44 on the evening of Monday June 12, 2023 |
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| M62 on the night of Saturday June 10, 2023 | M83 on the nights of Wednesday May 10 and Monday June 12, 2023 | M62 and Barnard 241 on the nights of Sunday May 28, and Thursday June 15, 2023 |
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| Barnard 58 and 48 on the morning of Thursday May 25, 2023 | Mars passing through M44 | Barnard 243 and environs on the morning of Sunday May 28, 2023 |
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| Barnard 67a and environs on the morning of Tuesday April 27, 2023 | NGC2395 (open cluster) and PLN205 +14.1 (also known as Abell 21 or Medusa Nebula) on the nights of Sunday April 9 and Monday April 10, 2023 | Arp 225 (NGC2655) on the nights of Friday April 14 and Saturday April 15, 2023 |
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| IC2177 and environs on the night of Thursday April 20, 2023 | Barnard 98 and 182 on the morning of Tuesday April 18, 2023 | Barnard 55, 56, 242, and 252 on the morning of Tuesday April 25, 2023 |
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| Barnard 61, 62, 251, and 259 on the morning of Thursday March 30, 2023 | IC443 and IC444 and environs on the night of Friday March 24, 2023 | M38 on the evening of Monday April 10, 2023 |
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| C/2020 V2 ZTF on the night of Thursday February 9, 2023 | NGC1817 and 1807 on the evenings of Monday March 12 and Friday March 17, 2023 | NGC1555 (Hind's Variable Nebula; T Tauri Nebula) on the evenings of Saturday November 26, 2022, Sunday March 12, 2023, and Friday March 17, 2023 |
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| C/2022 E3 ZTF on the morning of Wednesday February 1, 2023 | NGC2169 on the nights of Thursday January 19 and Thursday February 9, 2023 | C/2022 E3 ZTF on the night of Thursday February 9, 2023 |
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| LBN 589 and environs on the night of Thursday January 19, 2023 | Region of T Tauri on the evening of Saturday January 21, 2023 | C/2022 E3 ZTF on the morning of Tuesday January 24, 2023 |
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| C/2022 E3 ZTF on the morning of Thursday January 26, 2023 | Barnard 225 and environs on the morning of Wednesday December 21, 2022 | C/2022 E3 ZTF on the morning of Thursday January 26, 2023 |
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| NGC7822 on the evening of Thursday January 12, 2023 | NGC457 and NGC 436 on the evening of Thursday January 12, 2023 | 118/P Shoemaker-Levy 4 on the night of Saturday January 21, 2023 |
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| SH2-101 (Tulip Nebula) on the evenings of Wednesday November 16 and Friday November 25, 2022 | Barnard 370 on the evening of Saturday November 26, 2022 | Barnard 366 on the night of Wednesday November 16, 2022 |
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| M39 (NGC7092) on the night of Saturday November 26, 2022 | Barnard 369 on the evening of Friday November 25, 2022 | Dark nebula LDN673 on the evening of Saturday October 29, 2022 |
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| Barnard 346 on the evening of Tuesday October 25, 2022 | Barnard 345 on the evening of Friday October 28, 2022 | Barnard 175 on the evenings of Wednesday November 23 and Friday November 25, 2022 |
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| Total Lunar Eclipse Tuesday November 8, 2022, near maximum totality | Barnard 329 on the evening of Monday October 21, 2022 | Barnard 340, 143, and 142 on the night of Monday October 24, 2022 |
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| Open clusters King 14, NGC133, and NGC146 on the nights of Tuesday October 25 and Wednesday October 26, 2022 | M24 environs (labeled image) on the evening of Wednesday October 19, 2022 | Barnard 326 on the evening of Thursday October 20, 2022 |
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| Barnard 145 on the evenings of Monday September 19 and Wednesday October 19, 2022 | Barnard 155 on the evenings of Saturday September 17 and Thursday October 20, 2022 | NGC6991 (open cluster) and IC5076 (nebulosity) on the nights of Friday October 22 and Monday October 24, 2022 |
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| M20 (NGC6514; Trifid Nebula) on the evenings of Saturday September 17 and Tuesday September 27, 2022 | Barnard 311 and 310 on the evening of Thursday October 13, 2022 | Barnard 351 and 356 on the night of Monday October 17, 2022 |
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| NGC6996 and Barnard 352 on the evenings of Wednesday September 14 and Friday September 16, 2022 | Barnard 84a, 297, M23, and Barnard 301 on the evening of Saturday September 15, 2022 | Barnard 97, 100, 101, and 314 on the night of Saturday September 15, 2022 |
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| Arp270 (NGC3395_NGC3396) and environs on the evening of Tuesday May 24, 2022 | Barnard 315 and Barnard 99 on the morning of Wednesday July 6, 2022 | Barnard 331 and 332 on the morninig of Thursday July 7, 2022 |
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| NGC3166 and 3169 on the evenings of Tuesday May 24 and Saturday May 28, 2022 | NGC3367 and environs on the evening of Wednesday May 18, 2022. There is a supernova in NGC3367 which is better shown in the next image. | NGC3367 with Supernova SN2022ewj, cropped and enlarged image |
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| Barnard 72 (Snake Nebula) and environs on the night of Thursday May 26, 2022 | Barnard 59 (portion of Pipe Nebula) and environs on the night of Tuesday May 31, 2022 | Arp 313 (NGC3994+3995) on the evening of Wednesday May 18, 2022 |
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| NGC2726 and environs on the night of Saturday April 23, 2022 | NGC4260 and environs on the night of Monday April 25, 2022 (labeled image) | Barnard 342 and environs on the morning of Saturday May 7, 2022 |
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| Leo Cluster (Abell 1367) on the nights of Sunday April 3 and Monday April 25, 2022 | Barnard 228 (Lupus Dark Cloud; The Dark Wolf Nebula in Lupus) on the morning of Thursday May 5, 2022 | M60 and Supernova 2022hrs in NGC4647 on the evening of Monday May 2, 2022 |
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| NGC4274 and environs on the evenings of Saturday March 26 and Sunday April 3, 2022, labeled image | Barnard 53 and environs on the morning of Saturday April 9, 2022, labeled image | Wide-field image of M98 (NGC4192), M99 (NGC4254), and M100 (NGC4321) on the morning of Saturday April 3, 2022 |
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| Simeis 147 (Spagetti Nebula; SH2-240) on the night of Saturday March 26, 2022 | NGC1931 on the evenings of Tuesday March 1 and Monday March 21, 2022 | Barnard 43 on the morning of Tuesday April 5, 2022 (labeled image) |
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| Keid [40-Omicron 2 Eridani] on the evening of Tuesday March 14, 2022 | M40 (Winneke 4) on the evenings of Monday March 21 and Wednesday March 23, 2022 | NGC2419 on the evenings of Thursday March 24 and Saturday March 26, 2022 |
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| IC405 (Flaming Star Nebula; Caldwell 31) and environs on the night of Saturday February 26, 2022 | Barnard 41 on the morning of Tuesday March 8, 2022 (labeled image) | Barnard 45 on the morning of Saturday March 12, 2022 |
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| IC1795 (Fish Head Nebula) on the evenings of Sunday December 5, 2021 and Monday February 22, 2022 | M36 (NGC1960) on the night of Friday February 25, 2022 | Barnard 28, 27, and 26 on the evening of Tuesday March 1, 2022 |
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| Barnard 221 on the evening of Monday February 21, 2022 | Barnard 25 on the evening of Thursday February 24, 2022 | M1 (NGC1952; The Crab Nebula) on the nights of Monday April 12, 2021 and Friday February 25, 2022 |
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| Barnard 40 on the morning of Tuesday February 8, 2022 (labeled image) | Barnard 20 on the evening of Friday February 18, 2022 | Barnard 21 and environs on the evening of Saturday February 19, 2022 |
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| Barnard 6 on the evening of Wednesday February 2, 2022 | Barnard 18 on the evening of Thursday January 27, 2022 | Barnard 8, 9, 11, 12, and 13 on the evening of January 24, 2022 |
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| Barnard 19 and environs on the evening of Friday January 21, 2022 | Barnard 207 (Vulture Head Nebula) on the evening of Thursday January 20, 2022 | Barnard 207 (Vulture Head Nebula) on the evenings of Monday January 24, Thursday January 27, and Wednesday February 2, 2022 |
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| Barnard 15 on the night of Wednesday January 5, 2022 | Berkeley 4 and King 16 open clusters on the evenings of Monday January 24 and Wednesday February 2, 2022 | The Pleiades (M45, the Seven Sisters) on the evening of Monday January 3, 2022 |
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| M34 (NGC1039) on the evenings of Saturday November 6 and Saturday November 27, 2021 | Barnard 22 and environs on the night of Sunday January 2, 2022 | Barnard 216 and environs on the evening of Tuesday January 4, 2022 |
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| Barnard 7 and environs on the evening of Saturday January 1, 2022 | Mirach's Ghost (NGC404) on the evenings of Monday November 29 and Thursday December 2, 2021 | NGC1023 (Arp135) on the nights of Sunay December 5, 2021 and Monday January 3, 2022 |
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