Spectacular! I have never seen a comet with a tail like that! When I spotted the comet in the west-southwest sky, Comet A3 was relatively dim but notable with my eyesight. Thanks to modern camera technology (night mode, to be exact), these images easily depict the comet. The first three images were taken on Wednesday, October 16th after 8 P.M. Eastern Time. The last image with a shorter and compact comet tail was taken on Friday, October 18th after 7 P.M. Did you take photos of Comet A3, otherwise known as Tsuchinshan-ATLAS? I would love to see your photos if you don't mind! Please consider emailing by clicking the Email tab at above right, then click the large "Email Me!" button. If you don't mind me sharing your photos on this Amazing Astronomy website (or maybe you just want to share with me), please let me know either way. I will be sure to respect your choice and give you credit if you would like to share.
Some facts about this comet: it was visible to the naked eye since September 2024 but now might be visible (but not for long) with a telescope. It was in the constellation Leo then Virgo, Serpens Caput, and Ophiuchus, and now it is likely in the constellation Serpens Cauda. The Oort cloud originating comet was discovered by the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing, China in January 2023. The Sutherland Observatory in Cape Town, South Africa spotted the comet a month later in February 2023. The comet later became visible to the naked eye in late September of 2024 and reached its top brightness (-4.9 magnitude) on October 9th. Comet A3 won't return to our Solar System for another 80,000 years or so!
Hey there! Have you noticed a relatively faint but nevertheless spectacular comet in the night sky? Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was particularly viewable in the Southern Hemisphere and is still a sight to behold in the Northern Hemisphere (particuarly the west-southwest sky not really far away from the horizon), but not for long! This dazzling gem will be visible via the naked eye or binoculars until about the end of October. After that, you might be able to see it but only with a telescope. Let me know if you have seen it; I did and was truly amazed since I never seen a comet with a visible tail before! Stay tuned to the Amazing Astronomy Blog — I will be sure to post photos soon. Thank you for visiting my blog today!
Arcturus is the brightest star in which constellation? The answer is listed further below!
A — Gemini
B — Virgo
C — Boötes
D — Orion
ANSWER
C . . . . . Boötes
Acrux is the brightest star in which constellation? The answer is listed further below!
A — Camelopardalis
B — Crux
C — Puppis
D — Ara
ANSWER
B . . . . . Crux
Not a trick question; Acrux really is in Crux 🙂
This Amazing Astronomy post provides another comprehensive and convenient list of New General Catalogue (NGC) objects. Most cosmic objects listed below are galaxies unless otherwise noted. The constellation is also mentioned for most entries. However, entries with only the NGC number are not currently assigned to cosmic objects or may be a duplicate object of another NGC number.
3501 in Leo
3502 in Crater
3503 in Carina – emission nebula
3504 in Leo Minor
3505
3506 in Leo
3507 in Leo
3508 in Crater
3509 in Leo
3510 in Leo Minor
3511 in Crater
3512 in Leo Minor
3513 in Crater
3514 in Crater
3515 in Leo Minor
3516 in Ursa Major
3517 in Ursa Major
3518 in Sextans
3519
3520 in Crater
3521 in Leo
3522 in Leo
3523 in Draco
3524 in Leo
3525
3526 in Leo
3527 in Ursa Major
3528 in Crater
3529 in Crater
3530 in Ursa Major
3531
3532 in Carina – Wishing Well (Firefly Party) Cluster – open star cluster
3533 in Centaurus
3534 in Leo
3535 in Leo
3536 in Ursa Major
3537 in Crater
3538
3539 in Ursa Major
3540 in Ursa Major
3541 in Crater
3542 in Ursa Major
3543 in Ursa Major
3544 in Crater
3545 in Ursa Major
3546 in Crater
3547 in Leo
3548
3549 in Ursa Major
3550 in Ursa Major
3551 in Leo
3552 in Ursa Major
3553 in Ursa Major
3554 in Ursa Major
3555 in Leo
3556 in Ursa Major – M108
3557 in Centaurus
3558 in Ursa Major
3559 in Leo
3560
3561 in Ursa Major – Ambartsumian’s Knot
3562 in Draco
3563 in Leo
3564 in Centaurus
3565
3566
3567 in Leo
3568 in Centaurus
3569 in Ursa Major
3570 in Leo
3571 in Crater
3572 in Carina – open star cluster
3573 in Centaurus
3574 in Leo
3575
3576 in Carina – Statue of Liberty Nebula – emission nebula
3577 in Ursa Major
3578
3579 in Carina – emission nebula
3580 in Leo
3581 in Carina – emission nebula
3582 in Carina – emission nebula
3583 in Ursa Major
3584 in Carina – emission nebula
3585 in Hydra
3586 in Carina – emission nebula
3587 in Ursa Major – Owl Nebula (M97) – planetary nebula
3588 in Leo
3589 in Ursa Major
3590 in Carina – open star cluster
3591 in Crater
3592 in Leo
3593 in Leo
3594 in Ursa Major
3595 in Ursa Major
3596 in Leo
3597 in Crater
3598 in Leo
3599 in Leo
3600 in Ursa Major
3601 in Leo
3602 in Leo
3603 in Carina – open star cluster
3604
3605 in Leo
3606 in Hydra
3607 in Leo
3608 in Leo
3609 in Leo
3610 in Ursa Major
3611 in Leo
3612 in Leo
3613 in Ursa Major
3614 in Ursa Major
3615 in Leo
3616
3617 in Hydra
3618 in Leo
3619 in Ursa Major
3620 in Chamaeleon
3621 in Hydra
3622 in Ursa Major
3623 in Leo – M65 – part of the Leo Triplet
3624 in Leo
3625 in Ursa Major
3626 in Leo
3627 in Leo – M66 – part of the Leo Triplet
3628 in Leo – part of the Leo Triplet
3629 in Leo
3630 in Leo
3631 in Ursa Major
3632 in Leo
3633 in Leo
3634 in Crater
3635 in Crater
3636 in Crater
3637 in Crater
3638 in Crater
3639 in Leo
3640 in Leo
3641 in Leo
3642 in Ursa Major
3643 in Leo
3644 in Leo
3645 in Leo
3646 in Leo
3647 in Leo
3648 in Ursa Major
3649 in Leo
3650 in Leo
3651 in Leo
3652 in Ursa Major
3653 in Leo
3654 in Ursa Major
3655 in Leo
3656 in Ursa Major
3657 in Ursa Major
3658 in Ursa Major
3659 in Leo
3660 in Crater
3661 in Crater
3662 in Leo
3663 in Crater
3664 in Leo
3665 in Ursa Major
366- in Leo
3667 in Crater
3668 in Ursa Major
3669 in Ursa Major
3670 in Leo
3671 in Ursa Major
3672 in Crater
3673 in Hydra
3674 in Ursa Major
3675 in Ursa Major
3676
3677 in Ursa Major
3678 in Leo
3679 in Leo
3680 in Centaurus – open star cluster
3681 in Leo
3682 in Draco
3683 in Ursa Major
3684 in Leo
3685
3686 in Leo
3687 in Ursa Major
3688 in Crater
3689 in Leo
3690 in Ursa Major
3691 in Leo
3692 in Leo
3693 in Crater
3694 in Ursa Major
3695 in Ursa Major
3696 in Crater
3697 in Leo
3698
3699 in Centaurus – planetary nebula
3700 in Ursa Major
3701 in Leo
3702 in Crater
3703
3704 in Crater
3705 in Leo
3706 in Centaurus
3707
3708
3709
3710 in Leo
3711 in Crater
3712 in Ursa Major
3713 in Leo
3714 in Ursa Major
3715 in Crater
3716 in Leo
3717 in Hydra
3718 in Ursa Major
3719 in Leo
3720 in Leo
3721 in Crater
3722 in Crater
3723 in Crater
3724 in Crater
3725 in Ursa Major
3726 in Ursa Major
3727 in Crater
3728 in Leo
3729 in Ursa Major
3730 in Crater
3731 in Leo
3732 in Crater
3733 in Ursa Major
3734 in Crater
3735 in Draco
3736 in Draco
3737 in Ursa Major
3738 in Ursa Major
3739 in Leo
3740 in Ursa Major
3741 in Ursa Major
3742 in Centaurus
3743 in Leo
3744 in Leo
3745 in Leo – part of Copeland’s Septet
3746 in Leo – part of Copeland’s Septet
3747
3748 in Leo – part of Copeland’s Septet
3749 in Centaurus
3750 in Leo – part of Copeland’s Septet
3751 in Leo – part of Copeland’s Septet
3752
3753 in Leo – part of Copeland’s Septet
3754 in Leo – part of Copeland’s Septet
3755 in Ursa Major
3756 in Ursa Major
3757 in Ursa Major
3758 in Leo
3759 in Ursa Major
3760
3761 in Leo
3762 in Ursa Major
3763 in Crater
3764 in Leo
3765 in Leo
3766 in Centaurus – Pearl Cluster – open star cluster
3767 in Leo
3768 in Leo
3769 in Ursa Major
3770 in Ursa Major
3771 in Crater
3772 in Leo
3773 in Leo
3774 in Crater
3775 in Crater
3776 in Virgo
3777 in Crater
3778 in Centaurus
3779
3780 in Ursa Major
3781 in Leo
3782 in Ursa Major
3783 in Centaurus
3784 in Leo
3785 in Leo
3786 in Ursa Major
3787 in Leo
3788 in Ursa Major
3789 in Crater
3790 in Leo
3791 in Crater
3792
3793 in Ursa Major
3794 in Ursa Major
3795 in Ursa Major
3796 in Ursa Major
3797 in Ursa Major
3798 in Leo
3799 in Leo
3800 in Leo
3801 in Leo
3802 in Leo
3803 in Leo
3804 in Ursa Major
3805 in Leo
3806 in Leo
3807 in Leo
3808 in Leo
3809 in Ursa Major
3810 in Leo
3811 in Ursa Major
3812 in Leo
3813 in Ursa Major
3814 in Leo
3815 in Leo
3816 in Leo
3817 in Virgo
3818 in Virgo
3819 in Leo
3820 in Leo
3821 in Leo
3822 in Virgo
3823 in Crater
3824 in Ursa Major
3825 in Virgo
3826 in Leo
3827 in Leo
3828 in Leo
3829 in Ursa Major
3830 in Leo
3831 in Crater
3832 in Leo
3833 in Virgo
3834 in Leo
3835 in Ursa Major
3836 in Crater
3837 in Leo
3838 in Ursa Major
3839 in Leo
3840 in Leo
3841 in Leo
3842 in Leo
3843 in Virgo
3844 in Leo
3845 in Leo
3846 in Ursa Major
3847
3848 in Virgo
3849
3850 in Ursa Major
3851 in Leo
3852
3853 in Leo
3854
3855
3856
3857 in Leo
3858 in Crater
3859 in Leo
3860 in Leo
3861 in Leo
3862 in Leo
3863 in Virgo
3864 in Leo
3865 in Crater
3866 in Crater
3867 in Leo
3868 in Leo
3869 in Leo
3870 in Ursa Major
3871 in Ursa Major
3872 in Leo
3873 in Leo
3874
3875 in Leo
3876 in Virgo
3877 in Ursa Major
3878 in Ursa Major
3879 in Draco
3880 in Ursa Major
3881 in Ursa Major
3882 in Centaurus
3883 in Leo
3884 in Leo
3885 in Hydra
3886 in Leo
3887 in Crater
3888 in Ursa Major
3889 in Ursa Major
3890 in Draco
3891 in Ursa Major
3892 in Crater
3893 in Ursa Major
3894 in Ursa Major
3895 in Ursa Major
3896 in Ursa Major
3897 in Ursa Major
3898 in Ursa Major
3899
3900 in Leo
3901 in Camelopardalis
3902 in Leo
3903 in Centaurus
3904 in Hydra
3905 in Crater
3906 in Ursa Major
3907 in Virgo
3908 in Leo
3909 in Centaurus – open star cluster
3910 in Leo
3911 in Leo
3912 in Leo
3913 in Ursa Major
3914 in Virgo
3915
3916 in Ursa Major
3917 in Ursa Major
3918 in Centaurus – Blue Planetary – planetary nebula
3919 in Leo
3920 in Leo
3921 in Ursa Major
3922 in Ursa Major
3923 in Hydra
3924 in Ursa Major
3925 in Leo
3926 in Leo
3927
3928 in Ursa Major – Miniature Spiral
3929 in Leo
3930 in Ursa Major
3931 in Ursa Major
3932 in Ursa Major
3933 in Leo
3934 in Leo
3935 in Ursa Major
3936 in Hydra
3937 in Leo
3938 in Ursa Major
3939
3940 in Leo
3941 in Ursa Major
3942 in Crater
3943 in Leo
3944 in Leo
3945 in Ursa Major
3946 in Leo
3947 in Leo
3948 in Leo
3949 in Ursa Major
3950 in Ursa Major
3951 in Leo
3952 in Virgo
3953 in Ursa Major
3954 in Leo
3955 in Crater
3956 in Crater
3957 in Crater
3958 in Ursa Major
3959 in Crater
3960 in Centaurus – open star cluster
3961 in Draco
3962 in Crater
3963 in Ursa Major
3964 in Leo
3965
3966 in Ursa Major
3967 in Crater
3968 in Leo
3969 in Crater
3970 in Crater
3971 in Ursa Major
3972 in Ursa Major
3973 in Leo
3974 in Crater
3975 in Ursa Major
3976 in Virgo
3977 in Ursa Major
3978 in Ursa Major
3979 in Virgo
3980 in Ursa Major
3981 in Crater
3982 in Ursa Major
3983 in Leo
3984 in Ursa Major
3985 in Ursa Major
3986 in Ursa Major
3987 in Leo
3988 in Leo
3989 in Leo
3990 in Ursa Major
3991 in Ursa Major
3992 in Ursa Major – M109
3993 in Leo
3994 in Ursa Major
3995 in Ursa Major
3996 in Leo
3997 in Leo
3998 in Ursa Major
3999 in Leo
4000 in Leo
This Amazing Astronomy post provides another comprehensive and convenient list of New General Catalogue (NGC) objects. Most cosmic objects listed below are galaxies unless otherwise noted. The constellation is also mentioned for most entries. However, entries with only the NGC number are not currently assigned to cosmic objects or may be a duplicate object of another NGC number.
3001 in Antlia
3002 in Ursa Major
3003 in Leo Minor
3004
3005 in Ursa Major
3006 in Ursa Major
3007 in Sextans
3008 in Ursa Major
3009 in Ursa Major
3010
3011 in Leo
3012 in Leo Minor
3013 in Leo Minor
3014 in Sextans
3015 in Sextans
3016 in Leo
3017 in Sextans
3018 in Sextans
3019 in Leo
3020 in Leo
3021 in Leo Minor
3022 in Sextans
3023 in Sextans
3024 in Leo
3025 in Hydra
3026 in Leo
3027 in Ursa Major
3028 in Hydra
3029 in Sextans
3030 in Hydra
3031 in Ursa Major – Bode’s Galaxy (M81)
3032 in Leo
3033 in Vela – open star cluster
3034 in Ursa Major – Cigar Galaxy (M82)
3035 in Sextans
3036 in Carina
3037 in Hydra
3038 in Antlia
3039 in Sextans
3040 in Leo
3041 in Leo
3042 in Sextans
3043 in Ursa Major
3044 in Sextans
3045 in Hydra
3046
3047 in Sextans
3048 in Leo
3049 in Leo
3050
3051 in Antlia
3052 in Hydra
3053 in Leo
3054 in Hydra
3055 in Sextans
3056 in Antlia
3057 in Draco
3058 in Hydra
3059 in Carina
3060 in Leo
3061 in Draco
3062 in Sextans
3063
3064 in Sextans
3065 in Ursa Major
3066 in Ursa Major
3067 in Leo
3068 in Leo
3069 in Leo
3070 in Leo
3071 in Leo
3072 in Hydra
3073 in Ursa Major
3074 in Leo Minor
3075 in Leo
3076 in Hydra
3077 in Ursa Major
3078 in Hydra
3079 in Ursa Major
3080 in Leo
3081 in Hydra
3082 in Antlia
3083 in Sextans
3084 in Antlia
3085 in Hydra
3086 in Sextans
3087 in Antlia
3088 in Leo
3089 in Antlia
3090 in Sextans
3091 in Hydra
3092 in Sextans
3093 in Sextans
3094 in Leo
3095 in Antlia
3096 in Hydra
3097
3098 in Leo
3099 in Leo Minor
3100 in Antlia
3101 in Sextans
3102 in Ursa Major
3103 in Antlia
3104 in Leo Minor
3105 in Vela – open star cluster
3106 in Leo Minor
3107 in Leo
3108 in Antlia
3109 in Hydra
3110 in Sextans
3111 in Ursa Major
3112 in Hydra
3113 in Antlia
3114 in Carina – open star cluster
3115 in Sextans – Spindle Galaxy
3116 in Leo Minor
3117 in Sextans
3118 in Leo Minor
3119 in Leo
3120 in Antlia
3121 in Leo
3122 in Sextans
3123
3124 in Hydra
3125 in Antlia
3126 in Leo Minor
3127 in Hydra
3128 in Hydra
3129
3130 in Leo
3131 in Leo
3132 in Vela – Eight Burst (Southern Ring) Nebula – planetary nebula
3133 in Hydra
3134
3135 in Ursa Major
3136 in Carina
3137 in Antlia
3138 in Hydra
3139 in Hydra
3140 in Hydra
3141
3142 in Sextans
3143 in Hydra
3144 in Draco
3145 in Hydra
3146 in Hydra
3147 in Draco
3148 in Ursa Major
3149 in Chamaeleon
3150 in Leo Minor
3151 in Leo Minor
3152 in Leo Minor
3153 in Leo
3154 in Leo
3155 in Draco
3156 in Sextans
3157 in Antlia
3158 in Leo Minor
3159 in Leo Minor
3160 in Leo Minor
3161 in Leo Minor
3162 in Leo
3163 in Leo Minor
3164 in Ursa Major
3165 in Sextans
3166 in Sextans
3167
3168 in Ursa Major
3169 in Sextans
3170
3171 in Hydra
3172 in Ursa Minor – Polarissima Borealis – one of the closest galaxies to Polaris, the northern Pole Star
3173 in Antlia
3174
3175 in Antlia
3176
3177 in Leo
3178 in Hydra
3179 in Ursa Major
3180
3181
3182 in Ursa Major
3183 in Draco
3184 in Ursa Major
3185 in Leo
3186 in Leo
3187 in Leo
3188 in Ursa Major
3189 in Leo
3190 in Leo
3191 in Ursa Major
3192 in Ursa Major
3193 in Leo
3194
3195 in Chamaeleon – planetary nebula
3196 in Leo
3197 in Draco
3198 in Ursa Major
3199 in Carina – emission nebula
3200 in Hydra
3201 in Vela – globular star cluster
3202 in Ursa Major
3203 in Hydra
3204 in Leo
3205 in Ursa Major
3206 in Ursa Major
3207 in Ursa Major
3208 in Hydra
3209 in Leo
3210 in Draco
3211 in Carina – planetary nebula
3212 in Draco
3213 in Leo
3214 in Ursa Major
3215 in Draco
3216 in Leo
3217
3218
3219 in Leo Minor
3220 in Ursa Major
3221 in Leo
3222 in Leo
3223 in Antlia
3224 in Antlia
3225 in Ursa Major
3226 in Leo
3227 in Leo
3228 in Vela – open star cluster
3229
3230 in Leo
3231
3232 in Leo Minor
3233 in Hydra
3234
3235 in Leo Minor
3236 in Ursa Major
3237 in Ursa Major
3238 in Ursa Major
3239 in Leo
3240 in Hydra
3241 in Antlia
3242 in Hydra – Ghost of Jupiter Nebula – planetary nebula
3243 in Sextans
3244 in Antlia
3245 in Leo Minor
3246 in Sextans
3247 in Carina – star cluster
3248 in Leo
3249 in Antlia
3250 in Antlia
3251 in Leo
3252 in Draco
3253 in Leo
3254 in Leo Minor
3255 in Carina – open star cluster
3256 in Vela
3257 in Antlia
3258 in Antlia
3259 in Ursa Major
3260 in Antlia
3261 in Vela
3262 in Vela
3263 in Vela
3264 in Ursa Major
3265 in Leo Minor
3266 in Ursa Major
3267 in Antlia
3268 in Antlia
3269 in Antlia
3270 in Leo
3271 in Antlia
3272 in Leo Minor
3273 in Antlia
3274 in Leo
3275 in Antlia
3276 in Antlia
3277 in Leo Minor
3278 in Antlia
3279 in Leo
3280 in Hydra
3281 in Antlia
3282 in Hydra
3283
3284
3285 in Hydra
3286 in Ursa Major
3287 in Leo
3288 in Ursa Major
3289 in Antlia
3290 in Hydra
3291 in Leo Minor
3292 in Sextans
3293 in Carina – Gem Cluster – open star cluster
3294 in Leo Minor
3295 in Hydra
3296 in Hydra
3297
3298 in Ursa Major
3299 in Leo
3300 in Leo
3301 in Leo
3302 in Antlia
3303 in Leo
3304 in Leo Minor
3305 in Hydra
3306 in Leo
3307 in Hydra
3308 in Hydra
3309 in Hydra
3310 in Ursa Major
3311 in Hydra
3312 in Hydra
3313 in Hydra
3314 in Hydra
3315
3316 in Hydra
3317 in Hydra
3318 in Vela
3319 in Ursa Major
3320
3321 in Sextans
3322
3323 in Leo Minor
3324 in Carina – open star cluster
3325 in Sextans
3326 in Sextans
3327 in Leo Minor
3328
3329 in Draco
3330 in Vela – open star cluster
3331 in Hydra
3332 in Leo
3333 in Antlia
3334 in Leo Minor
3335 in Hydra
3336 in Hydra
3337 in Sextans
3338 in Leo
3339 in Sextans
3340 in Sextans
3341 in Sextans
3342
3343 in Draco
3344 in Leo Minor
3345
3346 in Leo
3347 in Antlia
3348 in Ursa Major
3349 in Leo
3350 in Leo Minor
3351 in Leo – M95
3352 in Leo
3353 in Ursa Major
3354 in Antlia
3355
3356 in Leo
3357 in Leo
3358 in Antlia
3359 in Ursa Major
3360
3361
3362 in Leo
3363 in Leo
3364 in Ursa Major
3365 in Sextans
3366 in Vela
3367 in Leo
3368 in Leo –
3369 in Hydra
3370 in Leo – Silverado Galaxy
3371
3372 in Carina – Eta Carinae (Keyhole) Nebula – diffuse nebula (specifically: emission/reflection)
3373
3374 in Ursa Major
3375 in Sextans
3376 in Sextans
3377 in Leo
3378 in Antlia
3379 in Leo – M105
3380 in Leo Minor
3381 in Leo Minor
3382
3383 in Hydra
3384 in Leo
3385 in Sextans
3386 in Sextans
3387 in Sextans
3388
3389 in Leo
3390 in Hydra
3391 in Leo
3392 in Ursa Major
3393 in Hydra
3394 in Ursa Major
3395 in Leo Minor
3396 in Leo Minor
3397
3398 in Ursa Major
3399 in Leo
3400 in Leo Minor
3401
3402 in Hydra
3403 in Draco
3404 in Hydra
3405 in Leo
3406 in Ursa Major
3407 in Ursa Major
3408 in Ursa Major
3409 in Hydra
3410 in Ursa Major
3411 in Hydra
3412 in Leo
3413 in Leo Minor
3414 in Leo Minor
3415 in Ursa Major
3416 in Ursa Major
3417 in Leo
3418 in Leo Minor
3419 in Leo
3420 in Hydra
3421 in Hydra
3422 in Crater
3423 in Sextans
3424 in Leo Minor
3425 in Leo
3426 in Leo
3427 in Leo
3428 in Leo
3429 in Leo
3430 in Leo Minor
3431 in Crater
3432 in Leo Minor
3433 in Leo
3434 in Leo
3435 in Ursa Major
3436 in Leo
3437 in Leo
3438 in Leo
3439 in Leo
3440 in Ursa Major
3441 in Leo
3442 in Leo Minor
3443 in Leo
3444 in Leo
3445 in Ursa Major
3446 in Vela – open star cluster
3447 in Leo
3448 in Ursa Major
3449 in Antlia
3450 in Hydra
3451 in Leo Minor
3452 in Crater
3453 in Hydra
3454 in Leo
3455 in Leo
3456 in Crater
3457 in Leo
3458 in Ursa Major
3459 in Crater
3460
3461 in Leo
3462 in Leo
3463 in Hydra
3464 in Hydra
3465 in Draco
3466 in Leo
3467 in Leo
3468 in Ursa Major
3469 in Crater
3470 in Ursa Major
3471 in Ursa Major
3472
3473 in Leo
3474 in Leo
3475 in Leo
3476 in Leo
3477 in Leo
3478 in Ursa Major
3479 in Crater
3480
3481 in Crater
3482 in Vela
3483 in Hydra
3484
3485 in Leo
3486 in Leo Minor – Many Eyelashes Galaxy
3487 in Leo
3488 in Ursa Major
3489 in Leo
3490 in Leo
3491 in Leo
3492 in Leo
3493 in Leo Minor
3494
3495 in Leo
3496 in Carina – open star cluster
3497
3498
3499 in Ursa Major
3500 in Draco
1) According to Astronomy.com, the April 2024 solar eclipse’s maximum length of totality will be present in a small town in north central Mexico. Specifically located in the state of Durango, which community could view the solar eclipse for 4 minutes and 28 seconds?
A — Guadalajara
B — Nazas
C — Cozumel
2) On which upcoming day will the total solar eclipse be visible over the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the North Atlantic Ocean?
A — April 8th, 2024
B — May 8th, 2024
C — April 1st, 2025
3) True or false: The corona is a brilliant ring of light — and outermost layer of the Sun — that is vibrantly visible during a total solar eclipse.
4) Which of the following United States cities is not located within the solar eclipse path?
A — Burlington, Vermont
B — Billings, Montana
C — Buffalo, New York
5) True or false: A comet known as 12P/Pons-Brooks may be visible in the sky during the total solar eclipse.
ANSWERS
Question 1:
B . . . . . Nazas, Mexico
Question 2:
A . . . . . April 8th, 2024
Question 3:
True
Question 4:
B . . . . . Billings, Montana
Question 5:
True
Two Southern Hemisphere constellations are situated between the Small Magellanic Cloud: Hydrus the Water Snake and Tucana the Toucan. Hydrus is surrounded by 7 constellations: Dorado the Swordfish, Eridanus the River, Horologium the Clock, Mensa the Table Mountain, Octans the Octant, Reticulum the Reticule, and Tucana. Tucana is surrounded by 5 constellations: Grus the Crane, Hydrus, Indus the Indian, Octans, and Phoenix the Phoenix. Pavo the Peacock is another bird and constellation in the vicinity of Tucana.
GALAXIES in Hydrus: NGC 646, 802, 813, 1473, and 1511
GALAXIES in Tucana: NGC 53, 292, 360, 406, 432, 434, 440, 466, 484, 7205, 7219, 7278, 7329, 7359, 7408, 7417, 7650, 7652, 7657, 7661, 7676, 7697, 7733, 7734, and 7823
BRIGHTEST STAR in Hydrus: Beta Hydri (β), 2.80-2.84 apparent magnitude
BRIGHTEST STAR in Tucana: Alpha Tucanae (α), 2.87-2.89 apparent magnitude
STAR CLUSTERS in Hydrus: NGC 602, 643, 796, 1466, and 1629
GLOBULAR STAR CLUSTERS in Tucana: 47 Tucanae (NGC 104), NGC 121, 152, 265, 339, 361, 362, 416, and 419
OPEN STAR CLUSTERS in Tucana: NGC 176, 220, 222, 231, 242, 290, 330, 371, and 465
EMISSION NEBULAE in Tucana: NGC 248, 249, 261, 294, and 456
This Amazing Astronomy post provides another comprehensive and convenient list of New General Catalogue (NGC) objects. Most cosmic objects listed below are galaxies unless otherwise noted. The constellation is also mentioned for most entries. However, entries with only the NGC number are not currently assigned to cosmic objects or may be a duplicate object of another NGC number.
2501 in Puppis
2502 in Carina
2503 in Cancer
2504 in Canis Minor
2505 in Lynx
2506 in Monoceros
2507 in Cancer
2508 in Canis Minor
2509 in Puppis
2510 in Canis Minor
2511 in Canis Minor
2512 in Cancer
2513 in Cancer
2514 in Cancer
2515
2516 in Carina – open star cluster
2517 in Puppis
2518 in Lynx
2519
2520
2521 in Lynx
2522 in Cancer
2523 in Camelopardalis
2524 in Lynx
2525 in Puppis
2526 in Cancer
2527 in Puppis – open star cluster
2528 in Lynx
2529 in Cancer
2530
2531
2532 in Lynx
2533 in Puppis – open star cluster
2534 in Lynx
2535 in Cancer
2536 in Cancer
2537 in Lynx – Bear Paw Galaxy
2538 in Canis Minor
2539 in Puppis – open star cluster
2540 in Cancer
2541 in Lynx
2542
2543 in Lynx
2544 in Camelopardalis
2545 in Cancer
2546 in Puppis – open star cluster
2547 in Vela – open star cluster
2548 in Hydra – M48 – open star cluster
2549 in Lynx
2550 in Camelopardalis
2551 in Camelopardalis
2552 in Lynx
2553 in Cancer
2554 in Cancer
2555 in Hydra
2556 in Cancer
2557 in Cancer
2558 in Cancer
2559 in Puppis
2560 in Cancer
2561 in Hydra
2562 in Cancer
2563 in Cancer
2564 in Puppis
2565 in Cancer
2566 in Puppis
2567 in Puppis – open star cluster
2568 in Puppis – open star cluster
2569 in Cancer
2570 in Cancer
2571 in Puppis – open star cluster
2572 in Cancer
2573 in Octans – Polarissima Australis – one of the closest galaxies to the South Pole
2574 in Hydra
2575 in Cancer
2576 in Cancer
2577 in Cancer
2578 in Puppis
2579 in Puppis – nebula and open star cluster
2580 in Puppis – open star cluster
2581 in Cancer
2582 in Cancer
2583 in Hydra
2584 in Hydra
2585 in Hydra
2586
2587 in Puppis – open star cluster
2588 in Puppis – open star cluster
2589
2590 in Hydra
2591 in Camelopardalis
2592 in Cancer
2593 in Cancer
2594 in Cancer
2595 in Cancer
2596 in Cancer
2597 in Cancer
2598 in Cancer
2599 in Cancer
2600 in Ursa Major
2601 in Volans
2602 in Ursa Major
2603 in Ursa Major
2604 in Cancer
2605
2606 in Ursa Major
2607 in Cancer
2608 in Cancer
2609 in Carina – open star cluster
2610 in Hydra – planetary nebula
2611 in Cancer
2612 in Hydra
2613 in Pyxis
2614 in Ursa Major
2615 in Hydra
2616 in Hydra
2617 in Hydra
2618 in Hydra
2619 in Cancer
2620 in Cancer
2621 in Cancer
2622 in Cancer
2623 in Cancer
2624 in Cancer
2625 in Cancer
2626 in Vela – emission nebula
2627 in Pyxis – open star cluster
2628 in Cancer
2629 in Ursa Major
2630 in Ursa Major
2631 in Ursa Major
2632 in Cancer – Beehive Cluster (M44) – open star cluster
2633 in Camelopardalis
2634 in Camelopardalis
2635 in Pyxis – open star cluster
2636 in Camelopardalis
2637 in Cancer
2638 in Lynx
2639 in Ursa Major
2640 in Carina
2641 in Ursa Major
2642 in Hydra
2643 in Cancer
2644 in Hydra
2645 in Vela – open star cluster
2646 in Camelopardalis
2647 in Cancer
2648 in Cancer
2649 in Lynx
2650 in Ursa Major
2651 in Cancer
2652
2653 in Camelopardalis – a group of stars
2654 in Ursa Major
2655 in Camelopardalis
2656 in Ursa Major
2657 in Cancer
2658 in Pyxis – open star cluster
2659 in Vela – open star cluster
2660 in Vela – open star cluster
2661 in Cancer
2662 in Hydra
2663 in Pyxis
2664
2665 in Hydra
266-
2667 in Cancer
2668 in Lynx
2669 in Vela – open star cluster
2670 in Vela – open star cluster
2671 in Vela – open star cluster
2672 in Cancer
2673 in Cancer
2674
2675 in Ursa Major
2676 in Ursa Major
2677 in Cancer
2678
2679 in Cancer
2680 in Cancer
2681 in Ursa Major
2682 in Cancer – M67 – open star cluster
2683 in Lynx
2684 in Ursa Major
2685 in Ursa Major – Helix Galaxy (Pancake Galaxy)
2686 in Ursa Major
2687 in Ursa Major
2688 in Ursa Major
2689 in Ursa Major
2690 in Hydra
2691 in Lynx
2692 in Ursa Major
2693 in Ursa Major
2694 in Ursa Major
2695 in Hydra
2696
2697 in Hydra
2698 in Hydra
2699 in Hydra
2700
2701 in Ursa Major
2702
2703
2704 in Lynx
2705
2706 in Hydra
2707
2708 in Hydra
2709 in Hydra
2710 in Ursa Major
2711 in Cancer
2712 in Lynx
2713 in Hydra
2714 in Carina
2715 in Camelopardalis
2716 in Hydra
2717 in Pyxis
2718 in Hydra
2719 in Lynx
2720 in Cancer
2721 in Hydra
2722 in Hydra
2723 in Hydra
2724 in Lynx
2725 in Cancer
2726 in Ursa Major
2727
2728 in Cancer
2729 in Hydra
2730 in Cancer
2731 in Cancer
2732 in Camelopardalis
2733
2734 in Cancer
2735 in Cancer
2736 in Vela – Herschel’s Ray (Pencil Nebula)
2737 in Cancer
2738 in Cancer
2739 in Ursa Major
2740 in Ursa Major
2741
2742 in Ursa Major
2743 in Cancer
2744 in Cancer
2745 in Cancer
2746 in Lynx
2747 in Cancer
2748 in Camelopardalis
2749 in Cancer
2750 in Cancer
2751 in Cancer
2752 in Cancer
2753 in Cancer
2754 in Hydra
2755 in Lynx
2756 in Ursa Major
2757
2758 in Hydra
2759 in Lynx
2760
2761 in Cancer
2762 in Ursa Major
2763 in Hydra
2764 in Cancer
2765 in Hydra
2766 in Cancer
2767 in Ursa Major
2768 in Ursa Major
2769 in Ursa Major
2770 in Lynx
2771 in Ursa Major
2772 in Pyxis
2773 in Cancer
2774 in Cancer
2775 in Cancer
2776 in Lynx
2777 in Cancer
2778 in Lynx
2779 in Lynx
2780 in Lynx
2781 in Hydra
2782 in Lynx
2783 in Cancer
2784 in Hydra
2785 in Lynx
2786
2787 in Ursa Major
2788 in Volans
2789 in Cancer
2790 in Cancer
2791 in Cancer
2792 in Vela – planetary nebula
2793 in Lynx
2794 in Cancer
2795 in Cancer
2796 in Cancer
2797 in Cancer
2798 in Lynx
2799 in Lynx
2800 in Ursa Major
2801 in Cancer
2802 in Cancer
2803 in Cancer
2804 in Cancer
2805 in Ursa Major
2806 in Cancer
2807 in Cancer
2808 in Carina – globular star cluster
2809 in Cancer
2810 in Ursa Major
2811 in Hydra
2812 in Cancer
2813 in Cancer
2814 in Ursa Major
2815 in Hydra
2816
2817 in Hydra
2818 in Pyxis – star cluster with nebulosity
2819 in Cancer
2820 in Ursa Major
2821 in Pyxis
2822 in Carina
2823 in Lynx
2824 in Cancer
2825 in Lynx
2826 in Lynx
2827 in Lynx
2828 in Lynx
2829 in Lynx
2830 in Lynx
2831 in Lynx
2832 in Lynx
2833 in Lynx
2834 in Lynx
2835 in Hydra
2836 in Carina
2837 in Hydra
2838 in Lynx
2839 in Lynx
2840 in Lynx
2841 in Ursa Major
2842 in Carina
2843 in Cancer
2844 in Lynx
2845 in Vela
2846
2847 in Hydra
2848 in Hydra
2849 in Vela – open star cluster
2850 in Hydra
2851 in Hydra
2852 in Lynx
2853 in Lynx
2854 in Ursa Major
2855 in Hydra
2856 in Ursa Major
2857 in Ursa Major
2858 in Hydra
2859 in Leo Minor
2860 in Lynx
2861 in Hydra
2862 in Leo
2863 in Hydra
2864 in Hydra
2865 in Hydra
2866 in Vela – open star cluster
2867 in Carina – planetary nebula
2868
2869
2870 in Ursa Major
2871
2872 in Leo
2873 in Leo
2874 in Leo
2875 in Leo
2876 in Hydra
2877 in Hydra
2878 in Hydra
2879
2880
2881 in Hydra
2882 in Leo
2883 in Pyxis
2884 in Hydra
2885 in Leo
2886
2887 in Carina
2888 in Pyxis
2889 in Hydra
2890 in Hydra
2891 in Pyxis
2892 in Ursa Major
2893 in Leo
2894 in Leo
2895 in Ursa Major
2896 in Leo
2897 in Hydra
2898 in Hydra
2899 in Vela – planetary nebula
2900 in Hydra
2901
2902 in Hydra
2903 in Leo
2904 in Antlia
2905 in Leo
2906 in Leo
2907 in Hydra
2908 in Draco
2909 in Ursa Major
2910 in Vela – open star cluster
2911 in Leo
2912 in Leo
2913 in Leo
2914 in Leo
2915 in Chamaeleon
2916 in Leo
2917 in Hydra
2918 in Leo
2919 in Leo
2920 in Hydra
2921 in Hydra
2922 in Leo Minor
2923 in Leo
2924 in Hydra
2925 in Vela – open star cluster
2926 in Leo
2927 in Leo
2928 in Leo
2929 in Leo
2930 in Leo
2931 in Leo
2932
2933 in Leo
2934 in Leo
2935 in Hydra
2936 in Hydra
2937 in Hydra
2938 in Draco
2939 in Leo
2940 in Leo
2941 in Leo
2942 in Leo Minor
2943 in Leo
2944 in Leo
2945 in Hydra
2946 in Leo
2947
2948 in Leo
2949 in Leo
2950 in Ursa Major
2951 in Hydra
2952
2953
2954 in Leo
2955 in Leo Minor
2956 in Hydra
2957 in Draco
2958 in Leo
2959 in Ursa Major
2960 in Hydra
2961 in Ursa Major
2962 in Hydra
2963 in Draco
2964 in Leo
2965 in Leo
2966 in Sextans
2967 in Sextans
2968 in Leo
2969 in Sextans
2970 in Leo
2971 in Leo Minor
2972 in Vela – open star cluster
2973 in Antlia
2974 in Sextans
2975 in Hydra
2976 in Ursa Major
2977 in Draco
2978 in Sextans
2979 in Sextans
2980 in Sextans
2981 in Leo
2982
2983 in Hydra
2984 in Leo
2985 in Ursa Major
2986 in Hydra
2987 in Sextans
2988 in Leo
2989 in Hydra
2990 in Sextans
2991 in Leo
2992 in Hydra
2993 in Hydra
2994 in Leo
2995
2996 in Hydra
2997 in Antlia
2998 in Ursa Major
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