Spring has sprung — and for lovers of deep-sky objects, that means it’s galaxy season. This is a time of the year when that pesky, band of glowing stars and shadowy dust that we call the Milky Way is ...

It’s easy to get swept up in the swirling starry arms of this intermediate spiral galaxy, NGC 4654, in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy has a bright center and is labeled “intermediate” because it ...

These May nights provide the skywatcher impressive views of galactic clusters unimpeded by the Milky Way, the chance to study exoplanets and the opportunity to refresh one’s perspectives.

Until now NGC 5584 was just one galaxy among many others, located to the West of the Virgo Cluster. Known only as a number in galaxy surveys, its sheer beauty is now revealed in all its glory in a new ...

Of all the constellations visible throughout the year over Pottsville, Virgo the Virgin is the second largest. The only problem is that it is also one of the faintest. With a lot of visual effort, ...

Virgo the Maiden is the second-largest constellation, covering 3.1 percent of the sky. It contains 11 Messier objects, tons of worthy targets from the New General Catalogue, and more faint galaxies ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has a habit of showing familiar objects in a new light. With cameras sensitive to a ...

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