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The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) in Canes Venatici - A Beautiful "Face On" Spiral

(M51 is Actually Two Galaxies That Share a Gravitational Bridge of Stars)

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Photos: Joshua Tree Star Party + One Monster Scope:

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Astrophoto by: Jason Ware

Spiral Galaxy M31: The Andromeda Galaxy

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  • Deep Sky Observing Lists
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  • History / Discovery of Deep Sky Objects

  • Internet Amateur Astronomers Catalog (IAAC)
  • Herschel 400 List
  • Deep Sky Challenge Objects
  • Edge-On Galaxies of the Spring Sky
  • Over 800 Deep Sky Sketches! (by observers in Finland)
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    Here are some items that we've found particularly helpful in our Deep Sky pursuits:

  • dObjects: The Ultimate Observing Software!

    dObjects is our choice for Observing Software! With nearly 35,000 objects, observation notes by its' author, and references to articles & pictures in various astronomy publications this is one powerful program, allowing you to create facinating observing lists, organize your observations and share them with others.




    Herald-Bobroff AstroAtlas -- An Awesome Star Atlas
    Crazy Ed Optical -- The Source!

    It's Australian! The Herald-Bobroff AstroAtlas: A series of six large spiral bound Charts (page size 11.5" X 16.5") i.e. it's BIG! Deep Sky Objects down to MAG 15! As Crazy Ed says: "Think maybe 350,000+ Stars and 13,000+ Non-stellar objects might keep you busy for a while?"



    MegaStar: Computerized Star Charts

    MegaStar: HUGE, FAST & Easy to use...and it prints beautiful star charts -- with a database of over 110,000 Deep Sky objects that includes 20,000 previously uncataloged galaxies, it is one excellent program!




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