The Messier catalog, popular with amateur astronomers, was actually just a by-product of comet hunting. The aim was to avoid ...

The designation M stands for Messier objects. I understand the history behind how these were identified and cataloged. But what are NGC objects? Where did NGC come from and how is it applied?

Read Showing a large portion of M66, this Hubble photo is a composite of images obtained at visible and infrared wavelengths.

Some welcome breaks in the cold lately have made it feel like spring is just around the corner. I was shocked to see a ...

The public is invited to a Door Peninsula Astronomical Society (DPAS) meeting on March 11, 7 pm. DPAS Board Member Jim Gallt ...

March is the start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere; with that, the hunt for Messier objects can begin!