Fun quiz

Barnard's GalX.
Bode's Nebula
& Sunflower GalX.

Thats about all I can say I've heard of.

Nice post all the same.
We learn something new yet again!

I have the same mount.

Did you spot the mistake in the entry for the Crab Nebula, M1, Paul ?

Peter

Forgot to mention,most of the names are unknown to me.
Very American.
Peter.

Hi,

Interesting to recall which I observed off the top of my head (without ref to my observing notebook):
Bernard's Galaxy - yes (rather faint and large).
Bear Paw Galaxy - ? vaguely heard of the name.
Blue Planetary - ? (I don't even know where it is - a lot of Planetaries are blue!).
Blue Snowball - yes (bright).
Bode's Nebula - yes (bright galaxy).
Deer Lick Galaxy - yes (bright galaxy)
Eight Burst nebula - yes (bright and south)
Sunflower Galaxy - yes (bright galaxy)
Box Nebula - ? (don't know the name so can't say if observed/ not observed)


By the way a lot these are just nick names.

John

Whn I was an eleven year old alter boy I used to skip Rosary and Benediction to admire the glory of the sky when sitting beside Clifden Church.(Surplus and Sutane in the bag.).

I invented all my own names for those beutiful patterns in the sky.

The sky does not care what names we humans put on it.

Peter.

True, but its nice to call them something, as long as its sensible.