Set your sights on these lesser known galaxies, clusters and planetary nebulae
Trumpler 2
A magnitude 7.4 orange giant star anchors this group of about 20 stars in Perseus.
Trumpler 3
This youthful group of some 570 stars looks much sparser through amateur scopes.
Trumpler 5
This tightly packed cluster of 150 stars lurks just west of the Cone Nebula in Monoceros.
Arp 22
A lone extended spiral arm and an asymmetrical disk qualify this galaxy as peculiar.
Arp 214
A galactic collision produced this odd-looking object (at right) that seems to be part edge-on and part face-on spiral. Directly south of it (below) lurks the tangled mess of galaxies cataloged as Arp 322.
Abell 262
This rich galaxy cluster contains a surprisingly large number of spirals. It forms a small part of the vast Perseus-Pisces Supercluster.
Abell 39
The circular form of this planetary nebula caught the eye of George Abell as he examined photographic plates from the National Geographic Society-Palomar Observatory Sky Survey.
Palomar 8
This compact, 11th-magnitude globular star cluster stands out quite well despite the myriad stars in this part of Sagittarius.
Palomar 11
Plan to use a large scope to find this challenging globular cluster, whose light spreads across a diameter of nearly 10'.
