Astronomy/DSOs

The Astronomy DSO list specifies which Deep Sky Objects may be covered in the Astronomy event that year.

2014 DSOs
{|class="wikitable" !Name ! colspan="2" | Images !Constellation !Magnitude !Distance !Coordinates !External Links !rowspan="2" | Mira (Omicron Ceti) !rowspan="2" | W49B ! rowspan="2" | Tycho's SNR (SN 1572) !rowspan="2" | Vela SNR !rowspan="2" | G1.9+0.3 !rowspan="2" | Eta Carinae !rowspan="2" | SS Cygni ! rowspan="2" | T Tauri !rowspan="2" | GRS 1915+105 !rowspan="2" | 47 Tucanae !rowspan="2" | The Trapezium !rowspan="2" | T Pyxidis !rowspan="2" | Abell 30 ! rowspan="2" | RX J0806.3+1527 (HM Cnc) !rowspan="2" | V1647 Ori !rowspan="2" | V1 !rowspan="2" | NGC 1846 !rowspan="2" | NGC 3132
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 * rowspan="2" | [[Image:star_mira_full.jpg|175px]]
 * rowspan="2" | Mira illustration.jpg
 * Cetus
 * Apparent: 2.0 to 10.1
 * ~420 ly
 * Right Ascension: 02h 19m 20.70s; Declination: -02° 58' 39.51"
 * Chandra NASA Science News
 * colspan="5" |Mira is the prototype for Mira variables, which are red giants that oscillate over long periods.
 * colspan="5" |Mira is the prototype for Mira variables, which are red giants that oscillate over long periods.
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 * rowspan="2" | [[Image:TychoSNR.jpg]]
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 * Cassiopeia
 * ~9000 ly
 * Right Ascension: 00h 25m 17s; Declination: +64° 08' 37"
 * Chandra NASA APOD
 * colspan="5" |A Type 1a supernova remnant that was observed in 1572 and later studied by Tycho Brahe.
 * colspan="5" |A Type 1a supernova remnant that was observed in 1572 and later studied by Tycho Brahe.
 * colspan="5" |A Type 1a supernova remnant that was observed in 1572 and later studied by Tycho Brahe.
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 * rowspan="2" | [[Image:tTauri.jpg]]
 * rowspan="2" | T Tauri 2MASS.jpg
 * Taurus
 * Apparent: 9.3-14
 * 462 ly
 * Right Ascension: 04h 21m 59.43s; Declination: +19° 32′ 06.42″
 * NASA APOD Universe Today
 * colspan="5" |T Tauri is the prototype for T Tauri stars, which are the stars in the life stage between protostar and main sequence. there is a nebula located close to the star called Hind's Variable Nebula, which changes in luminosity as T Tauri varies.
 * colspan="5" |T Tauri is the prototype for T Tauri stars, which are the stars in the life stage between protostar and main sequence. there is a nebula located close to the star called Hind's Variable Nebula, which changes in luminosity as T Tauri varies.
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 * Orion
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 * Cancer
 * Apparent: 21.1
 * ~1600 ly
 * Right Ascension: 08h 06m 23.20s; Declination: +15° 27' 30.20"
 * Chandra Space.com
 * colspan="5" |An x-ray binary system composed of two white dwarves that are rapidly orbiting each other. Their orbits are slowly getting closer, and the stars will eventually collide. Since they are faint, they are being observed by x-ray emissions.
 * colspan="5" |An x-ray binary system composed of two white dwarves that are rapidly orbiting each other. Their orbits are slowly getting closer, and the stars will eventually collide. Since they are faint, they are being observed by x-ray emissions.
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 * colspan="5" | A Cepheid variable star in the Andromeda galaxy that began Hubble's discovery of the expansion of the universe.
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 * colspan="5" | A Cepheid variable star in the Andromeda galaxy that began Hubble's discovery of the expansion of the universe.
 * colspan="5" | A Cepheid variable star in the Andromeda galaxy that began Hubble's discovery of the expansion of the universe.
 * colspan="5" | A Cepheid variable star in the Andromeda galaxy that began Hubble's discovery of the expansion of the universe.
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Previous Years' DSO Lists






Basic note sheet for the 2011 DSOs, intended for use when asked to quickly identify things, or for those new to the event. 
 * Epsilon Aurigae**
 * AAVSO: Epsilon Aurigae
 * Milky Way Galaxy
 * NASA: Our Milky Way Gets a Makeover
 * Sagittarius A*
 * Chandra Photo Album: Sagittarius A*: 06 Jan 03
 * Andromeda Galaxy (M31)
 * NASA APOD: November 14, 1999 - M31: the Andromeda Galaxy
 * Cartwheel Galaxy
 * Chandra Photo Album: Cartwheel Galaxy: 11 Jan 06

-**is part of a special viewing campaign this year and will be included up to at least 2011. 
 * Circinus X-1
 * http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/C/Circinus_X-1.html
 * Chandra Photo Album: Circinus X-1
 * RU Virginis
 * AAVSO: RU Vir
 * Epsilon Aurigae*
 * AAVSO: Epsilon Aurigae
 * RX Andromedae
 * AAVSO: RX And — a CV in transition?
 * Z Andromedae
 * AAVSO: Z And, October 2000 Variable Star Of The Month
 * SN 1006
 * Chandra :: Photo Album:SN 1006, 15 Dec 05
 * Chandra :: Photo Album:SN 1006, 1 July O8
 * RX J0822-4300
 * Chandra :: Photo Album :: RX J0822-4300 in Puppis A: Chandra Discovers Cosmic Cannonball :: November 28, 2007
 * Chandra Press Room :: Chandra Discovers Cosmic Cannonball :: November 28, 2007
 * G292.0+1.8
 * Chandra :: Photo Album :: G292.0+1.8 :: October 23, 2007
 * Chandra :: Photo Album :: G292.0+1.8 :: 22 Oct 01
 * NASA ADS: Spitzer Spectroscopy of the Galactic Supernova Remnant G292.0+1.8: Structure and Composition of the Oxygen-Rich Ejecta
 * NGC 2440
 * The colourful demise of a Sun-like star
 * Betelgeuse
 * AAVSO: Alpha Orionis
 * RS Ophiuchi
 * AAVSO: RS Ophiuchi
 * Mira
 * AAVSO: Mira Revisited
 * T Tauri
 * AAVSO: T Tauri
 * Hind's Variable Nebula
 * Hinds Variable Nebula
 * APOD: 2007 December 13 - T Tauri and Hind's Variable Nebula
 * M13
 * M13.
 * RS Puppis

-*is part of a special viewing campaign this year and will be included up to at least 2011.

Links

 * Basic note sheet for the 2010-2011 DSOs
 * SIMBAD Astronomy Database for DSOs