NGC 1499 – California Nebula in Perseus and the O7 type star Xi Persei known also as Menkib – Image by T. K. Tuttle 12-21-2024 (click on the image for a much larger version)
Great Links:
- New Astronomy Project – An astrophotography journey from a light polluted site…
- Driveway 2020– An astrophotography journey from a light polluted drive, now backyard…
- Stan & Sue Creitz Observatory (SSCO) Journal….
- AllSky Telescope at the SSCO…
- Cloudy Nights – Great site for equipment un-biased reviews
- Light Pollution guide for the North Central Kansas Region and Kansas.
- Super Image Map of all 110 Messier Objects from The Arcturus Observatory web site by Cometman.
- Listing and links of all 110 Messier Objects from APOD (Astonomy Picture of the Day).
- The Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD).
- International Dark Sky Association
Messier Marathon 2025
The North Central Kansas Astronomical Society will attempt our 2025 Messier Marathons on 22/23 and 29/30 March 2025. Progress posted on our Messier site. Internet provided by NCKCN, and Cunningham Fiber