Observations listed in alphabetical order


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OBJECT NAME DESCRIPTION
1 ArietisDouble Star: Sunny Yellow & Ocean Blue Pair
1 CamelopardalisDouble Star: Blue/White Pair Dance Around the Pole
2 Canum VenaticorumDouble Star: A Cherry Red Giant
6 LeonisDouble Star: An Orange Star & Dusky Companion
6 (Iota) TrianguliBinary Star: A Colorful Bronze & Blue Pair
8 LacertaeDouble Star: Crystal Blue Persuasion
10 LacertaeDouble Star: A Blistering Blue Double Star
12 Comae BerenicesDouble Star: A Bright Double in Coma Berenices
12 LacertaeDouble Star: Crystal Blue Double
14 AurigaeMultiple Star: Valuable Lesson in Star Evolution
15 AquilaeDouble Star: A Pretty Orange-Yellow Double
16 CygniDouble Star: A Dose of Yellow Stars
17 CygniBinary Star: A Pleasant Pair in the Swan’s Neck
17 Canis MajorisMultiple Star: A Colorful Treble
17 Canum VenaticorumDouble Star: A Wide Pair of Pearly White Stars
23 OrionisDouble Star: A Hunter’s White-Blue Stars
23 Ursae MajorisBinary Star: A Stellar Duo in the Big Bear
24 CancriMultiple Star: A Quaint Double in Cancer
24 Comae BerenicesDouble Star: Amber & Sapphire of Spring
31 CygniMultiple Star: A Trio of Orange, Blue, and White
31 Draconis (Dziban)Double Star: Yellow and lilac of the Night
38 GeminorumDouble Star: Pleasing Orange & Light Blue
41 DraconisDouble Star: The Creamy-Looking Star in Draco
41 AurigaeDouble Star: Yellow and Lilac of the Night
47 Draconis (Omicron)Double Star: Mercury’s North Star
49 Leonis (TX Leonis)Double Star: A Tight Binary and Variable Star
52 CygniDouble Star: Lighting the Way to the Veil Nebula
54 LeonisDouble Star: An Attractive Aquamarine Star
54 VirginisDouble Star: A Tight Pair Near Celestial Equator
55 EridaniDouble Star: Floating in a Heavenly River
56 AndromedaeDouble Star: A Wide, Golden Treat
56 HerculisDouble Star: A Pair of Orange and Teal
57 AquilaeDouble Star: Light Topaz Blue
59 AndromedaeDouble Star: A White Binary
59 CygniBinary Star: A Vibrant Blue-White Star
61 CygniDouble Star: The Flying Star
61 OphiuchiBinary Star: A Nicely Resolvable Pair
65 PisciumDouble Star: Splendid Citrine Binary in Pisces
66 CetiDouble Star: Yellow and Lavender in Cetus
70 OphiuchiDouble Star: Colorful Double Star Close to Home
83 LeonisDouble Star: Amber Double with Exoplanet
88 LeonisDouble Star: A Fairly Wide Binary in Leo
91 AquariiMultiple Star: Orange Primary and Exoplanet
94 AquariiMultiple Star: Pair Featuring Orange Primary
95 HerculisDouble Star: Binary of Ruby and Emerald
100 HerculisDouble Star: White, Equally Bright Stars
118 TauriDouble Star: Nice Double in Taurus
145 Canis MajorisDouble Star: Winter’s Beautiful Version of Albireo
AlgolVariable Star: The Devilish Winking Star
Al KurhahMultiple Star: Belonging to a King
AlbireoDouble Star: Stunning Stars of Indigo and Gold
AlfirkDouble Star: Cepheus’ Multiple Cool Giant Blue
Algedi PrimaDouble Star: Creamy Yellow Double in Capricornus
AlgiebaDouble Star: Pretty Double Star with a Planet
AlmachDouble Star: Jewel in the Heavens
Alpha Piscium (Alrisha)Double Star: Test Your Scope and Eyesite
AltairNotable Star: Bright Fast-Spinning Beacon
Alya (Theta Serpentis)Multiple Star: Stars of Yellow and Green
Ankaa (Alpha Phoenicis)Star: The Ember in Phoenix
Anser (Alpha Vulpeculae)Double Star: Warm Double in Vulpecula
AntaresNotable Star
ArcturusStar: Light Switch of the Chicago World’s Fair
ARY 33Double Star: Wide Pair in the Queen
Barnard’s StarRed Dwarf: The Runaway Star
Beta CamelopardalisDouble Star: Two Dancing Around the Pole
Beta Draconis (Rastaban)Double Star: The Dragon’s Eye
Beta Lyrae (Sheliak)Multiple Star: A Fast Star Dance in Lyra
Beta MonocerotisMultiple Star: A Delightful Triple Star
Beta Piscis AustriniDouble Star: In the Southern Fish
Beta Scorpii (Graffias)Multiple Star: A Pretty White and Pale Blue Pair
Beta SerpentisDouble Star: Traveling in the Ursa Major Group
Blaze (T Coronae Borealis)Binary Star: A Nova Waiting to Happen
Brocchi’s Cluster (Cr 399)Asterism: Coathanger Cluster
CastorMultiple Star: You Are Not Just Seeing Double
CeresDwarf Planet
Chi CygniMira Variable Star in Cygnus
Chi TauriDouble Star: A Deep Purple Secondary
Coma Star ClusterOpen Cluster: An Egyptian Queen’s Long Hair
Comet AtlasComet (2020)
Comet C/2025 A6 LemmonComet (2025)
Comet NeowiseComet (2020)
Comet C/2025 R2 SWANComet (2025)
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLASComet (2024)
Comet WirtanenComet (2018)
Cor CaroliDouble Star: A Binary Star with a Heart of a King
Cygnus X-1Black Hole and Companion Star V1357
DabihDouble Star: Victim of Lunar Occultations
Delta Boötis (Princeps)Double Star: Golden Yellow Double
Delta CepheiVariable Star: A Gem Fit for a King
Delta GeminorumStar: A Star With a Unique History
Delta¹ GruisDouble Star: Pretty Optical in Grus
Delta Herculis (Sarin)Double Star: A Circle of Blues with White Center
Delta SerpentisDouble Star: On the Verge of Becoming Giants
e Tauri (Struve 452)Double Star: A Bright Pale Blue with Dim Companion
Epsilon ArietisBinary Star: A Very Tight White Pair in Aries
Epsilon EquuleiMultiple Star: A Quaint Yellow & Violet Gem
Epsilon HydraeMultiple Star: A Tight Binary in the Serpent
Epsilon LyraeMultiple Star: Four Stars for the Price of Two
Epsilon MonocerotisDouble Star: A Lemon and Vanilla Double
Epsilon PerseiMultiple Star: An Aquamarine Celestial Gem
Epsilon SagittaeDouble Star: A Warm Yellow & Pale Blue Pair
Eta Boötis (Muphrid)Double Star: Neighbor Beside Arcturus
Eta Cassiopeiae (Achird)Double Star: A Colorful Pair in Cassiopeia
FomalhautNotable Star: Lonely Star of Autumn Skies
Gamma ArietisDouble Star: Icy Blue
Gamma Cassiopeiae (Navi)Variable Star: Illuminating IC 63
Gamma DelphiniDouble Star: A Pretty Double Star in Delphinus
Gamma LeporisDouble Star: A Pair of Mustard and Orange
Gamma VirginisDouble Star: Twins Pulling Apart
GomeisaNotable Star: Shining Blue in Canis Minor
Hale-BoppComet: The Great Comet of 1997
HD 919Double Star: Red Variable in Cepheus
HD 118266Binary Star: An Attractive Orange and Blue
HD 120164Double Star: An Orange and Yellowish Binary
HD 184562Triple Star: A Gentle Arc of Colorful Stars
HD 184936Double Star: Tangerine Dream
HD 189751Double Star: A Double Among Colorful Stars
HD 190466 (HJ 1470)Double Star: A Cherry Red Star so Sweet
HD 210884Double Star: Tight, Pale Yellow Double
HD 214599Triple Star: Orange-Yellow System
HD 2767Binary Star: A Pumpkin Star for Halloween
HD 3074Binary Star: A Buttery-Yellow Binary
HD 3605Binary Star: Orange Binary in Sculptor
HD 38693Binary Star: A Wide Pair in Taurus
HD 39881 (S503)Double Star: A Wide Pair Above Orion
Helix NebulaPlanetary Nebula: The “Eye of God”
Horsehead Nebula (IC 434)Dark Nebula: The Famous Horsehead
HR 4893Double Star: A Pretty Pair Up North
HyadesOpen Cluster: The Closest Star Cluster to Earth
IC 1396Nebula: The Elephant Trunk Nebula in Cepheus
IC 348Open Cluster: A Star-Forming Region
IC 4665Open Cluster: These Stars Say “Hi”
IC 4756Open Cluster: Graff’s Cluster 
IC 4996Open Cluster: A Faint, Yet Rich Cluster in Cygnus
Iota CancriDouble Star: A Beautiful Pair of Gold and Blue
Iota CassiopeiaeTriple Star: An Unforgettable Triple
Iota BoötesDouble Star: A Yellow & Lilac Double
Iota OrionisStar: A Runaway Star in Orion’s Sword
IzarBinary Star: Science Fiction & Loveliness
JupiterPlanet
Kappa AndromedaeDouble Star: A Double with Companion Exoplanet
Kappa BoötisDouble Star: A Tricky White & Purple
Kappa CepheiBinary Star: A Dance of Bright and Dim
Kappa DelphiniTriple Star: Deceiving Triple Star
La SuperbaCarbon Star: Ruby Red Star of the Night
Lambda ArietisDouble Star: This Has Me Seeing Green
MarsPlanet: Enjoying the Red View
MarsicDouble Star: A Garnet & Topaz Pair
Meissa (Lambda Ori)Multiple Star: A Luminous Sight
MercuryPlanet
Messier 1Supernova Remnant: A Champagne Supernova
Messier 2Globular Cluster: One of the Largest in the Sky
Messier 3Globular Cluster: A Globular with a Fiery Center
Messier 4Globular Cluster: Brilliant in the Southern Sky
Messier 5Globular Cluster: A Summer Glorious Globular
Messier 7Open Cluster: Ptolemy’s Ancient Cluster
Messier 9Globular Cluster: Near the Heart of the Galaxy
Messier 10Globular Cluster: Near the galaxy’s heart
Messier 11Open Cluster: A Wild Duck Swims Through Scutum
Messier 12Globular Cluster: The Gumball Cluster
Messier 13Globular Cluster: A Brilliant Globular Cluster
Messier 14Globular Cluster: An Elongated Cluster
Messier 15Globular Cluster: A Heavy-Duty Dense Globular
Messier 16Emission Nebula: The Eagle Nebula
Messier 17Emission Nebula: The Swan Nebula
Messier 20Emission, Reflection, Dark: The Trifid Nebula
Messier 21Open Cluster: A Compact Cluster in Sagittarius
Messier 22Globular Cluster: A Cosmic Heavy Weight
Messier 23Open Cluster: A Cluster in a Sagittarius Starfield
Messier 24Star Cloud
Messier 25Open Cluster: A Scattered Jewel in Sagittarius
Messier 26Open Cluster: A Cluster with a Hole
Messier 27Planetary Nebula: The Dumbbell Planetary Nebula
Messier 29Open Cluster: A Petite Pretty Cluster in Cygnus
Messier 30Globular Cluster: The Jellyfish Cluster
Messier 31Galaxy: That’s No Nebula! That’s a Galaxy!
Messier 32Galaxy: Le Gentil in our Universe Neighborhood
Messier 33Galaxy: A Pinwheel in the Sky
Messier 34Open Cluster: A Robust Cluster with Attractive Pairs
Messier 35Open Cluster: A Young Cluster the Size of the Moon
Messier 36Open Cluster: A Pinwheel of Stars
Messier 37Open Cluster: A Diamond Starburst
Messier 38Open Cluster: A Starfish Floating in an Ocean of Sky
Messier 39Open Cluster: A Larger Cluster of Straggling Stars
Messier 40Double Star: Messier’s Greatest Mistake
Messier 41Open Cluster: The Little Beehive
Messier 42Nebula: A Cosmic Fire and Stellar Nursery
Messier 44Open Cluster: A Swarm of Bees
Messier 45Open Cluster: Seven Diamonds in a Winter Mist
Messier 46Open Cluster: Featuring a Bonus Nebula
Messier 47Open Cluster: Young Cluster in Southern Skies
Messier 48Open Cluster: A Star Cluster the Size of Two Moons
Messier 49Galaxy: The Brightest Galaxy of the Virgo Cluster
Messier 50Open Cluster: That’s an “M” for Monoceros!
Messier 51Galaxy: The Great Whirlpool
Messier 52Globular Cluster: A Small Scorpion
Messier 53Globular Cluster: A Bold, Old Globular So Far Away
Messier 56Globular Cluster: Screaming Toward Us
Messier 57Planetary Nebula: The Ring Nebula
Messier 58Galaxy: Messier’s Most Distant Object
Messier 59Galaxy: A Larger Elliptical in Virgo
Messier 60Galaxy: Hubble’s Fastest Moving Galaxy
Messier 63Galaxy: The Sunflower Galaxy
Messier 64Galaxy: The Black Eye Galaxy
Messier 66Galaxy: A Member of the Leo Triplet
Messier 67Open Cluster: An Ancient Star Cluster
Messier 71Globular Cluster: A Globular Close to Home
Messier 73Open Cluster: Four Stars Once Mired in Debate
Messier 75Globular Cluster: One of the Densest
Messier 78Nebula: Reflection Nebula in Orion
Messier 80Globular Cluster: A Dense Beehive in Scorpius
Messier 81Galaxy: Bode’s Galaxy
Messier 82Galaxy: The Cigar Galaxy
Messier 84Galaxy: A Cottonball in a Field of Many
Messier 85Galaxy: An Intriguing Haze in a Cluster of Galaxies
Messier 86Galaxy: A Galaxy Not Running Away
Messier 87Galaxy: Home of a Famous Black Hole
Messier 92Open Cluster: A Chandelier of Stars
Messier 94Planetary Nebula: The Cat’s Eye Galaxy
Messier 96Galaxy: Brighter Galaxy in Leo
Messier 97Planetary Nebula: Owl Nebula
Messier 100Galaxy: A Grand Design Spiral
Messier 101Galaxy: The Pinwheel Galaxy
Messier 102Galaxy: The Spindle with its Dusty Disk
Messier 103Open Cluster: A Star Cluster Far Far Away
Messier 104Galaxy: The Stunning Sombrero Galaxy
Messier 106Galaxy: Spiral Galaxy with Unique Arms
Messier 108Galaxy: The Surfboard Galaxy
MintakaMultiple Star: A Blazing Hot Star System
Miram (Eta Persei)Double Star: A Gold and Sapphire Binary
MizarMultiple Star: A Double Star Known for Generations
Moon (Lunar Eclipse)March 14, 2025 Blood Moon
m Persei (57 Per)Double Star: A Bright, Wide Pair
Mu BoötisMultiple Star: A Triple Treat of Stars
Mu CepheiStar: The Beautiful Garnet Star
Mu DraconisDouble Star: Two Exquisite Stars Look Back at Me
Mu HerculisMultiple Star: A Star Close to Us Like the Sun
Mu ScorpiiVisual Double: A Pleasant Blue Pair in Scorpius
NGC 40Planetary Nebula: The Bow-Tie Nebula
NGC 225Open Cluster: A Sailing Sailboat
NGC 246Planetary Nebula: The Haunting Skull
NGC 253Galaxy: Silver Coin Galaxy
NGC 457Open Cluster: The Owl Cluster
NGC 559Open Cluster: A Sideways Flying V
NGC 663Open Cluster: A Cluster Known for its “Be” Stars
NGC 752Open Cluster: Cluster with Some Sparks
NGC 869Double Cluster: The Famous Double Cluster
NGC 1027Open Cluster: Scattered Stars Near the Heart
NGC 1360Planetary Nebula: Robin’s Egg Nebula
NGC 1502Open Cluster: Cluster Meets a Cascade of Stars
NGC 1513Open Cluster: Cluster in Perseus
NGC 1528Open Cluster: A Cluster with a Water Fountain
NGC 1545Open Cluster: A Colorful Triangle 
NGC 1758Open Cluster: A Small Gem in Taurus’ Starry Sky
NGC 2129Open Cluster: Gemini’s Youthful Star Cluster
NGC 2169Open Cluster: The “37” Cluster in Orion
NGC 2232Open Cluster: At Home in the Gould Belt
NGC 2244Open Cluster: The Cluster in a Rose
NGC 2264Open Cluster: A Christmas Tree Lights Up!
NGC 2281Open Cluster: A Diamond in Auriga
NGC 2287Open Cluster: The Little Beehive
NGC 2353Open Cluster: Sail to Avery’s Island
NGC 2360Open Cluster: Caroline’s Beautiful Cluster of Stars
NGC 2392Planetary Nebula: An Enchanting Planetary Nebula
NGC 2419Globular Cluster: The Intergalactic Wanderer
NGC 2451Open Cluster: The Stinging Scorpion
NGC 2506Open Cluster: Sailing in a Black Ocean
NGC 3115Galaxy: Spindle Galaxy with Large Black Hole
NGC 4258Galaxy: Spiral Galaxy with Unique Arms
NGC 4382Galaxy: An Intriguing Haze in a Cluster of Galaxies
NGC 4472Globular Cluster: A Very Distant Globular
NGC 5462Galaxy: Dim Neighbor of the Needle Galaxy
NGC 4565Galaxy: The Wonderful Needle Galaxy
NGC 5024Globular Cluster: A Bold, Old Globular So Far Away
NGC 6210Planetary Nebula: A Turtle-Looking Planetary 
NGC 6229Globular Cluster: A Very Distance Globular
NGC 6356Globular Cluster: A Smaller, Denser Cluster
NGC 6543Planetary Nebula: A Cat’s Eye Looks Down at You
NGC 6572Planetary Nebula: The Blue Raquetball Nebula
NGC 6633Open Cluster: The Captain Hook Cluster
NGC 6664Open Cluster: A Faint Letter “M” Cluster
NGC 6709Open Cluster: A Star Cluster with a Little Dipper
NGC 6811Open Cluster: A Smoke Ring of Stars
NGC 6818Globular Cluster: A Very Distant Globular
NGC 6819Open Cluster: Fox Head Cluster
NGC 6820Reflection Nebula: Surrounds NGC 6823
NGC 6823Open Cluster: Cluster of Blue Stars
NGC 6826Planetary Nebula: A Blinking Planetary Nebula
NGC 6830Open Cluster: Old Cluster, New Discoveries
NGC 6866Open Cluster: One of Caroline’s Bright Clusters
NGC 6871Open Cluster: A Simple Sparkling Cluster
NGC 6883Open Cluster: Looks Like Asteroids!
NGC 6885Open Cluster: Cluster with a Shining Star Center
NGC 6888Emission Nebula: Crescent Nebula
NGC 6910Open Cluster: Streams of Stars
NGC 6934Globular Cluster: A Globular Far From Home
NGC 6940Open Cluster: With a Cherry on Top
NGC 6946Galaxy: The Fireworks Galaxy
NGC 6960Diffuse Nebula: Western Veil Nebula
NGC 7006Globular Cluster: Ancient Lantern at Galaxy’s Rim
NGC 7009Planetary Nebula: The Saturn Nebula
NGC 7023Reflection Nebula: The Iris Nebula
NGC 7039Open Cluster: Floating Among Cygnus’ Starfield
NGC 7063Open Cluster: A Cluster Looking Like the Big Dipper
NGC 7160Open Cluster: An Alligator Swims in Cepheus
NGC 7243Open Cluster: Bonus Double Star in the Center
NGC 7281Open Cluster: A Cluster with a Belt in Cepheus
NGC 7318, 19, 20Galaxy: Wonderful Life’s Stephan’s Quintet
NGC 7331Galaxy: The Milky Way’s Twin
NGC 7510Open Cluster: An Arrow-like Cluster
NGC 7635Emission Nebula: Caldwell 11 Bubble Nebula
NGC 7662Planetary Nebula: The Blue Snowball
NGC 7686Open Cluster: A Trapezoid-Looking Cluster
NGC 7789Open Cluster: Caroline’s Rose
Nu BoötisDouble Star: Wide & Colorful Optical Double
Nu1 Canis MajorisBinary Star: A Pretty Binary in the Big Dipper
Nu Ceti (Struve 281)Binary Star: A Delicate Pair to Split
Nu DraconisDouble Star: Shining Like Diamond Earrings
Nu SerpentisDouble Star: White Double in Serpens
Omega AurigaeDouble Star: A Yellow with Orange Companion
Omicron CepheiBinary Star: A Challenging but Rewarding Find
OR DelphiniBinary Star: A Buttery Yellow Near Gamma Delphini
Phi TauriDouble Star: Gold and Blue in the Bull
Pi BoötisDouble Star: Pair of White Stars in Bootes
PlutoDwarf Planet
PolarisMultiple Star: Celebrated North Star
Psi1 PisciumDouble Star: An Easy-To-Split Binary
Psi5 AurigaeDouble Star: Yellow and Deep Deep Blue
Rasalgethi (A. Herculis)Multiple Star: Supergiant with a Bluish Friend
RegulusStar: Bright and Blue Heart of the Lion
Rho HerculisDouble Star: Teases Different Colors
Rho OrionisDouble Star: Orange-Yellow Pair in Orion
RigelDouble Star: Shine On, You Crazy Diamond
RS OphiuchiNotable Star / Nova: Star Erupts in My Summer Sky
RY DraconisCarbon Star in Draco
SaturnPlanet
SchedarMultiple Star: Orange Heart of the Queen
Sigma CassiopeiaeBinary Star: The Smalt Blue Jewel
Sigma OrionisMultiple Star: An Attractive Quartet of Stars
SpicaStar: Beautiful Blue Light of the Spring Night
SS VirginisCarbon Star: An Orange-Red Beauty in Virgo
Struve 79Binary Star: A Delicate Pair in Andromeda
Struve 108Double Star: A Yellow-White Double
Struve 274Binary Star: A White Matching Pair in Cetus
Struve 331Binary Star: Sparkling White & Blue-Green
Struve 572Binary Star: A Tight White Pair in Taurus
Struve 649Double Star: A White-Blue Pair in Eridanus
Struve 698Double Star: An Orange, Blue Winter Beauty
Struve 700Double Star: Double Blue in Orion’s Cool
Struve 730Double Star: Double Star in Taurus
Struve 747Double Star: A Pair of Light Blue Topaz Stars
Struve 764Double Star: A White-Gray Pair in Auriga
Struve 872Double Star: A Mystical Pair of Yellow & Lilac
Struve 958Double Star: A Tight Binary of Star Twins
Struve 1108Double Star: A Yellow and Blue Double in Gemini
Struve 1520Double Star: A Double of Questionable Colors
Struve 1659Asterism: The Stargate Cluster
Struve 1664Asterism: Hockey Stick or Jaws
Struve 1677Double Star: A Close Pair Near Porrima in Virgo
Struve 1678Double Star: Equally Bright Yellow Pair
Struve 1825Double Star: A Close Orange and Yellow Double
Struve 1835Double Star: A Close White and Yellow in Boötes
Struve 1850Binary Star: A Wide Pair in Boötes
Struve 1904Diffuse Nebula: Western Veil Nebula
Struve 1919Double Star: A Peach and Blue Gem in Serpens
Struve 1931Binary Star: A Yellow and White Pair in Serpens
Struve 2007Triple Star: Serpens’ Triple Star Gem
Struve 2063Binary Star: A Golden Gem in Hercules
Struve 2155Binary Star: A Subtle, Colorful Pair in Draco
Struve 2276Double Star: A Close Double in a Field of Stars
Struve 2404Double Star: A Tight Double in Aquila
Struve 2443Double Star: A Fine White Pair in Aquila
Struve 2446Binary Star: A Quaint Yellow-White Pair
Struve 2470/2474Double Star: The Other Double Double!
Struve 2480Double Star: Nice Pair of Blue & White in Cepheus
Struve 2486Binary Star: Buttery Yellow Binary in Cyngus
Struve 2540Triple Star: Amongst Brocchi’s Cluster
Struve 2679Multiple Star: A Quaint Triangle
Struve 2742Double Star: A Challenging, Rewarding Pair
Struve 2793Double Star: A Serene Double in Equuleus
Struve 2816Multiple: A Beautiful Triple in Cepheus
Struve 2819Binary Star: A Light Yellow Pair in Cepheus
Struve 2841Double Star: Attractive Yellow & Green Double
Struve 2883Binary Star: Pretty Yellow & Dim Star in Cepheus
Struve 2960 (15 Delphini)Multiple Star: A Quaint System in the Dolphin Tail
Struve 3050Double Star: Fantastic Golden TIght Pair
Struve 3116Double Star: Tight Pair in Canis Major
SunStar: Sunspots on our Sun
Supernova 2023ixfSupernova in Messier 101 in Spring 2023
Tau Leonis (84 Leo)Double Star: Lemon Drop and Baby Blue in Leo
Theta CancriDouble Star: A Gem in the Crab
UX DraconisCarbon Star (Fiery Orange-Red)
VenusPlanet: The Bringer of Light
VestaAsteroid / Protoplanet
VV CepheiBinary Star and Supergiant
VX AndromedaeCarbon Star: A Burgundy Star in Andromeda
VY Ursae MajorisCarbon Star: Beautiful Red in Ursa Major
WNO 1 (HD 5156)Binary Star: White Unequal Pair in Cetus
WZ CassiopeiaeCarbon Star (An Orange-Red Double)
Xi BoötisDouble Star: A Yellow and Reddish-Violet Double
Xi Serpentis (Nehushtan)Triple Star: A Bright Star with Very Dim Companions
Xi Ursae MajorisDouble Star: A Binary Star Close to Home
Zeta AquariiBinary Star: A Tight Pair in the Water Bearer
Zeta CancriMultiple Star: A Multiple Star System
Zeta CepheiStar: Warm Red Supergiant in Cepheus
Zeta Coronae BorealisA Double Once Referred to as Smalt Blue
Zeta LyraeDouble Star: An Often Overlooked Pair in Lyra
Zeta OphiuchiNotable Star: The Runaway Star with Bow Shock
Zeta PerseiA Blowtorch with Several Companions
Zeta SagittaeTriple Star System in the Arrow

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