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Owen has chosen a reasonably bright pair of galaxies for Galaxy of the Month. Worth looking for with modest aperture but, as you might expect, larger instruments should be rewarded by more detail webbdeepsky.com/galaxies/2023/…


And a pair of deep-sky objects that should be visible to those with bright and poor skies from Patrick. Both are favourites with many observers and well worth another look this summer in Nebula and Cluster of the Month webbdeepsky.com/nebulae-cluste…


Challenging double stars from Bob this June. A tough split in Draco, and then a nice easy pair for smaller telescopes in Libra. The latter hides a much stiffer challenge however. webbdeepsky.com/double-stars/2…


Owen has moved slightly into Leo for an easier target for those bright northern summer skies. There's a bit of cataloguing confusion to be had too. But maybe these galaxies are more challenging than he thought? webbdeepsky.com/galaxies/2023/…


Patrick is back in the northern hemisphere this month, barely. He has a pair of globular clusters for you that are going to be a challenge for some, and that could be considered opposites of their kind webbdeepsky.com/nebulae-cluste…


A trio of double stars that shouldn't provide too much trouble splitting from Bob this May. The last of his southerly pairings conceals a few additional challenges for those with slightly larger scopes though webbdeepsky.com/double-stars/2…


Owen's staying in Leo Minor for an interacting pair which may have starburst in their future. A challenge for visual observers, with conditions making all the difference for this Galaxy of the Month: NGC 3432 webbdeepsky.com/galaxies/2023/…


Still exploring southern skies, Patrick has a pair of very different objects that fit nicely in a medium-power field. But one is much more challenging than the other. Cluster and Nebula of the Month are NGC 5286 and NGC 5307 webbdeepsky.com/nebulae-cluste…


Owen's chosen a target that's more accessible than his last few choices. A fine interacting pair of galaxies for moderate scopes, and something nearby for larger apertures. NGC 3395 in Leo Minor is Galaxy of the Month webbdeepsky.com/galaxies/2023/…


Bob has several double star options for modest telescopes in northern skies, whilst his southern selection is a tougher proposition that's still within reach for many: STF 1374 and SEE 115 webbdeepsky.com/double-stars/2…


It's galaxy season in the north, so Patrick has ventured to the southern skies for a showpiece open cluster that's perhaps the finest of its kind: NGC 3532 is Cluster of the Month webbdeepsky.com/nebulae-cluste…


Faint galaxies again this month from Owen, but at least there are five of them close together. A challenge for northern climes due to its altitude: Hickson 40 in Hydra webbdeepsky.com/galaxies/2023/…


Bob has come up with a collection of double stars in Gemini and Puppis this month. Plenty to keep you busy and all accessible to modest aperture telescopes. webbdeepsky.com/double-stars/2…


Patrick's struggling with the coming of galaxy season this month. Fortunately there's a fine cluster he hasn't covered that's familiar to many, and accessible to everyone: Messier 67 webbdeepsky.com/nebulae-cluste…


We've just released issue 190 of the Deep-Sky Observer magazine. Subscribers can download their copy now, and those that are yet to join us can see what's in it and read the editorial at webbdeepsky.com/publications/d…

webbdeepsky's tweet image. We've just released issue 190 of the Deep-Sky Observer magazine. Subscribers can download their copy now, and those that are yet to join us can see what's in it and read the editorial at webbdeepsky.com/publications/d…

A glow in the dust of Monoceros is the first of Patrick's targets this month. He follows that with a triple star at the core of a little known open cluster. Nebula and Cluster of the Month: NGC 2245 and Herschel 1 webbdeepsky.com/nebulae-cluste…


Bob, meanwhile, has a two double stars that are excellent for small telescopes, and the southern double also has a couple of much sterner tests to offer the ambitious. Double Stars of the Month: STF 845 and DUN 30 webbdeepsky.com/double-stars/2…


Owen's pushing things to the limit this January, and perhaps beyond. A pair of galaxies in Orion that are borderline visible in larger scopes, so can you see them? Galaxy of the Month: NGC 1740 in Orion webbdeepsky.com/galaxies/2023/…


Whilst we have a triplet of galaxies that are accessible to larger scopes, especially from the UK, from Owen this month. If you want to understand what you're look at, then it gets confusing… it's NGC 533 in Cetus webbdeepsky.com/galaxies/2022/…


Bob's chosen two more bright double stars this month. His pairing for the southern hemisphere is an easy split, may be even binocular, whilst the uneven pair in Taurus is far more challenging: BU 547 and SKF 949 webbdeepsky.com/double-stars/2…


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