Telescopes are in some ways like time machines. They reveal galaxies so far away that their light has taken billions of years to reach us. We in astronomy have an advantage in studying the universe, in that we can actually see the past.

/ Sir Martin Rees /

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By type:

open clusters [67]

globular clusters [14]

diffuse nebulae [3]

dark nebulae [0]

planetary nebulae [27]

variable stars [18]

binary stars [23]

asterisms [2]

galaxies [119]

quasars [1]

planets [2]

minor planets [1]

comets [5]

Sun [0]

Moon [5]

other objects [8]

By catalogue:

Messier 1-50 [20]

Messier 51-110 [18]

NGC 1-1000 [17]

NGC 1001-2000 [21]

NGC 2001-3000 [32]

NGC 3001-4000 [25]

NGC 4001-5000 [18]

NGC 5001-6000 [22]

NGC 6001-7000 [40]

NGC 7001-7840 [35]

IC 1-5386 [1]

other catalogues [71]

uncataloged [10]

[25]

By constellation:

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HIP 98298 (Various/other) Also known as: Cygnus X-1 Right ascension: 19h 59m Declination: 35° 15' Constellation: Cygnus Date/time: 2015.11.01 18:15 UT Equipment: 12" f/5 Newtonian FoV: 13' Magnification and filter(s): 250x Seeing: 6/10 Transparency: 4/5 SQM: 21.01 m/as2 Temperature: 3°C Humidity: low Wind: none Sight: 3 - definite details, interesting look Difficulty: 1 - instantly visible, no dark adaptation or averted vision needed Position: 2 - easy, bright star nearby Location: Talpa Minor Observatory Observer: Ferenc Lovró Description: Being one of the strongest X-ray sources on our sky, this star hides a really dark companion: the first ever suspected black hole, also know as Cygnus X-1. Hi-resolution image: [ reversed sketch | original sketch ]

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