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It goes without saying that it pains to gazing at skies in winter at the northern hemisphere. But winter night brings us magnificent views of constellations including seven or more bright stars. And it can be seen some splendid objects like the Great Orion Nebula (M42), and the Pleiades (M45), you can enjoy every bit of the beauties of winter skies more than compensate for being numb with cold. |
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Inner-Galactic Nebulae in Winter | To Preview of Nebulae & Galaxies |
You can see many nebulae in the winter's Milky Way same as in summer. But almost all nebulae are invisible except a few bright objects like the Great Orion Nebula (M42). We can appreciate many splendid nebulae like the Rosette Nebula, Barnard's Loop and so on through photo films or CCDs. | To Sky map in Winter |
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Galaxies in Winter | To Preview of Galaxies |
The main stage in winter skies is nebulae and clusters along the Milky Way, but we can see many galaxies in southern lower skies around Eridanus and Fornax. Although there are no famous bodies with nicknames, we can enjoy various shaped outer space galaxies same as in spring. | To Sky map in Winter |
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Open & Globular Clusters in Winter | To Preview of Star Clusters |
Plenty of open clusters can be appreciated around the winter's dimmed Milky Way.
Some magnificent clusters like the Pleiades (M45) and the Hyades are included. And it's one of characteristics that the winter skies contains hardly globular clusters because it's corresponds to the opposite side of the center of Galaxy. |
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Open Clusters |
Globular Clusters |