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?

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

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

Messier 22 has some features that make it stand ... This allowed scientists to precisely determine the positions of the objects above (and many others) and track how they move throughout the ...

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!