One Good Target
With Some Other Sights Worth Seeing While You’re in the Neighborhood. Each month Rick Gering picks one target, then leads you to the doubles, clusters and red stars around it, with directions and finder charts. Each issue is a PDF to print and take out. For the month’s events by date, see Rick’s Picks.
- Focal Plane (26)
- One Good Target (31)
- Rick's Picks (32)
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The Sky South of Aquarius and Capricornus
October 2026 · With side trips to a neglected bright beacon, a few doubles, and two unexpectedly bright red dwarf stars
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The Veil Nebula
September 2026 · With side trips to a couple colorful doubles and a carbon star
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Treasures Along the Tail of the Serpent
July 2026 · With a side trip to eastern Ophiuchus
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An Asterism in Draco (Kemble 2 “mini Cas”)
May 2026 · With side trips to a bright carbon star, a far north double, and an easy-to-find red dwarf
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The Sunflower Galaxy (M63)
April 2026 · With side trips to a couple easy double stars and a bright carbon star
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A Neglected Open Cluster in Auriga (NGC 2281)
February 2026 · With side trips to some easily-split doubles, a bright carbon star, and a challenging red dwarf hiding in plain view