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Algieba. The star at the start of the Lion curl, meaning 'The Forehead'.
Binary system, orange-red/greenish.
Adhafera. The star in the 'head' of the Lion. Its name means 'The Curl'.
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Denebola. The second brightest star of Leo, meaning the 'Tail of the
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Observe Saturn rings in small telescopes and binoculars. One of the
marvels of our Solar System. The planet is quite bright and can be
located very easily.
Deneb. A star belonging to the Summer Triangle, the brightest star
of the Swan. Its name means 'Tail' (of the Swan) in Arabic.
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A must: the Hercules cluster, could even be seen with the naked eye in very dark skies.
Quite easy to locate from η-Her.
M27
A must for all telescope owners, the Dumbbell Nebula is one of the most reachable object in
the northern hemisphere. Easy to catch on camera.
M51
The Whirlpool Galaxy is in fact a couple of galaxies. A really beautiful object for
astrophotography. With a telescope is appears as two faint spots, being the cores of the
galaxies.
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M57
The Ring Nebula is one of the most famous objects on the sky. Spectacular for beginners.
Easily found between the two southern stars of Lyra.
The map shows what you see looking at the zenith. The apparent inversion of East and West
compared to road maps is normal. Hold the map face down above your head, and the cardinal points
will be oriented as usual.
M101
The Pinwheel Galaxy is a wonderful subject for astrophotography. Very contrasted bluish
spiral arms. A yellow bright core.
As a starting point, face North, holding the map in your eyesight direction, with its North down. As you
change the direction, rotate the map accordingly.
M3
Well observed with smaller telescopes. Difficult to locate as there are no close bright stars.
Use the Pathfinder function.
M5
A globular cluster, appearing as a cloudy spot with binoculars. Difficult to locate though as it
has no bright neighboring star. Use the PathFinder function from Arcturus.
The objects listed on the first page can be observed with naked eyes, in clear skies, with moderate
light pollution. Close your eyes one minute and let them adapt to darkness. You will be surprised how
many more details will be apparent.
M10
Easily seen with binoculars as a nebulous spot. Individual stars can be identified with larger
telescopes. Good candidate for astrophotography.
Using binoculars, preferably with a tripod, will considerably enhance your star gazing experience.
Many deep sky objects like galaxies and clusters will be within reach. Jupiter satellites and Saturn’s
rings will also be visible. A spectacular experience for beginners in astronomy...
M11
The Wild Duck Cluster, appears as a diffuse spot with binoculars. Smaller telescopes can
identify individual stars. Looks like a globular cluster though.
Avoid the nights when the Moon is too bright as its light would make the observation of faint objects
difficult.
M53
A small globular cluster looking like M3. Hard to distinguish individual stars in the cluster.
Reached by star hopping from Vindemiatrix.
M56
A globular cluster appearing as a small small fuzzy spot with binoculars. Close to Albireo. No
real bright core.
M92
A beautiful globular cluster, as nice as the Hercules Cluster, when not so spectacular.
Difficult to locate.
M63
The Sunflower Galaxy is a spiral galaxy with large contrast. A very good candidate for
astrophotography.
A globular cluster not far from Antares. Smaller telescopes can identify individual stars.
M64
A globular cluster easily observed with binoculars, but difficult to locate as it is far from any
bright star. Use the PathFinder function from Celebrai.
The Black Eye Galaxy is another beautiful object best seen with astrophotography.
Beautiful contrast between the surrounding dust and its bright core.
M88
A faint spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster. Nice bluish color with a bright yellow core.
M12
A globular cluster, reserved to larger telescopes or astrophotography given its low stars
density.
M26
An open cluster close to the Wild Duck Cluster. An interstellar dust cloud covers its
center. Best seen with astrophotography.
M49
One of the brightest galaxy in the Virgo cluster. An elliptical galaxy with no arms to be
seen. Star hopping from ∂-Virgo.
M52
A small open cluster near Caph, in Cassiopeia. Difficult object, rather small and faint with
a round shape.
M58
A barred spiral galaxy in Virgo. Best suited for astrophotography with a large telescope.
M59
Another member of the Virgo cluster of galaxies. Difficult to observe without
astrophotography.
M60
A large elliptical galaxy located within the Virgo cluster. Close to M59 with large fields. No
real structures visible.
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