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Deep Sky Update – 2021 March

Cover picture – Ian Hynes – SH2-308 Dolphin Head Nebula Many thanks to all that attended the section webinar on

Section Officers

List of Galactic Globular Clusters

GC_ID Name RightAscension Declination Const Magnitude Diameter,arc-min Chart Notes GC001 Palomar 1 03h33m20.0s +79°34′52″ Cep 13.18 2.8 U5 M10&11 i7 Close

The GC Marathons: Part I — Galactic Globular Clusters

Introduction. In the late 18th century Charles Messier produced his now famous catalogues of around 100 objects, where the exact

Globular Clusters

Globular clusters are amongst the finest objects to observe in the night sky. The brightest are dazzling balls of stars,

Deep Sky Update – 2021 February

Just a brief update this month. On March 6 we have our section meeting webinar – I hope many of

Deep Sky Update – 2021 January

Firstly I am pleased to let you know about our section annual meeting which will be held on March 6

Borisov’s nebula

Common name Designation Constellation Star RA Dec Borisov’s nebula Cepheus 21hr 37m 18s +66° 51’ 57” Borisov’s nebula is a

Gyulbudaghian’s nebula

Common name Designation Constellation Star RA Dec Gyulbudaghian’s nebula Cepheus PV Cephei 20hr 45m 54s +67° 57’ 39” Gyulbudaghian’s nebula

Corona Australis nebula

Common name Designation Constellation Star RA Dec Corona Australis nebula NGC 6729 Corona Aust. R & T CrA 19hr 01m