This week’s second large-telescope target, spiral galaxy NGC 1566, lies 2° west of Alpha (α) Doradus.
Astronomy: Roen Kelly
Each week, Astronomy magazine Senior Editor Michael E. Bakich, a master at explaining how to observe, posts a podcast about three objects or events you can see in the sky.
Targets for December 11–18, 2014
Small telescope: Open cluster NGC 1545
Large telescope: Emission nebula IC 2087
Large telescope: Spiral galaxy NGC 1566
