Year of the Comet
Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS)

PANSTARRS information

Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON)

ISON information

Podcasts
June 2011
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ophiuchus

June 30-July 7, 2011: Black Swallowtail Butterfly Cluster offers small-telescope owners a nice view, while large-telescope owners can seek out the Box Nebula and globular cluster NGC 6539.

By Michael E. Bakich // Published: June 30, 2011
scorpius

June 23-30, 2011: Open cluster NGC 6383 and globular cluster NGC 6229 offer small-telescope owners a nice view, while large-telescope owners can seek out the Cheerio Nebula.

Published: June 23, 2011
Ursa-Minor

June 16-23, 2011: The S Normae Cluster offers small-telescope owners a nice view, while large-telescope owners can seek out barred spiral galaxy NGC 6217 and planetary nebula NGC 6058.

By Michael E. Bakich // Published: June 16, 2011
bootes-finder-chart

June 9-16, 2011: Three double stars in Boötes and globular cluster NGC 5986 offer small-telescope owners nice views, while large-telescope owners can seek out the elliptical galaxy NGC 5846 in Virgo.

By Michael E. Bakich // Published: June 9, 2011
Draco
June 2-9, 2011: All observers can witness the optical illusion known as the Purkinje effect, while large-telescope owners can seek out the White-eyed Pea and a triplet of galaxies in Draco.

By Michael E. Bakich // Published: June 2, 2011
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