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.
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- Rick's Picks (32)
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Treasures in the House of Cepheus
October 2024 · A prototype short-period variable, a half-dozen colorful doubles, a couple asterisms, a very large star, a future pole star, a reptilian…
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A Dark Nebula in Aquila (Barnard’s E)
August 2024 · With side trips to a couple binocular doubles, a pretty yellow and blue pair, and an easy-to-find carbon star
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A Lopsided Globular Cluster in Ophiuchus (M62)
July 2024 · With side trips to a light red Mira star, a classic asterism, and a pretty yellow pair
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A So-So Globular Cluster in Ophiuchus (M107)
June 2024 · With side trips to a challenging red carbon star and a glorious double pair
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Two Globular Clusters in Coma Berenices (M53 and NGC 5053)
May 2024 · With side trips to a couple color-contrast pairs and an easy red dwarf