Admittedly, this target has always intrigued me but it has escaped because of competing interests in this constellation. Well the … More
Tag: deep sky objects
The Flying Bat and Giant Squid
A few months ago our journey made a stop by the Elephant Trunk Nebula in the constellation of Cepheus. Not … More
Sky Games 2023
The constellation of Cassiopeia is slowly creeping its way back to dominate the North skies in the Northern hemisphere, and … More
The Elephant or “Lady” in the Room (2023 edition)
We were introduced to this beauty around this time last year in the Blow that Trumpet blog. Details of the … More
Romance in the Sky
Our journey continues along the Milky Way Galactic Core and just a stone’s throw away from the Eagle Nebula (16)… … More
Raptor in Flight
The return of the Milky Way Galactic Core means a return of some of night sky lovers’ favorite hydrogen and … More
The Mill-ky Way
It’s safe to say that the Milky Way season is officially back in full swing in the Northern Hemisphere. And … More
Return of the Jewels (Reloaded)
A month ago we visited this jeweled region in the night sky, the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex located in belly … More
Galaxies Galore
If you ever thought there is life in the Universe beyond Earth, well here is region in the night sky … More
Messier 3
Our galactic journey took a slight detour from Ursa Major to observe these cosmic jewels in the constellation of Canes … More
A Cosmic Pinwheel
The journey through the constellation of Ursa Major (Big Dipper) takes us to a face-on galaxy located some 21 million … More
Return of the Jewels
With the Milky Way season sneaking it’s way back in the Northern Hemisphere, I couldn’t help but leave the galaxies … More