Archive for October, 2024

Magnificent NGC 253, the Silver Coin Galaxy in Sculptor. Image: Warren Keller/Telescope Live. Amateur astronomers just love the challenge of checking out those horizon-hugging southern constellations and seeking the deep-sky

The gruesome palette of these galaxies is owed to a mix of mid-infrared light from the James Webb Space Telescope, and visible and ultraviolet light from the Hubble Space Telescope.

Messier 103 in Cassiopeia is an impressive open cluster that gives a good view through a small- to medium-aperture telescope. Image: David Wills. Messier 103 (NGC 581) is Cassiopeia’s second

IC 10 is a dwarf irregular galaxy that’s a member of our Local Group. Intense star formation here leads to its ‘starburst’ classification. Image: Leonardo Orazi. Galaxies are everywhere, including

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) imaged on 3 October from Tivoli Farm, Namibia, southern Africa. The comet, exhibiting a 10° long tail, was only a few degrees up in the pre-dawn