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  2. NGC 3745 - Wikipedia

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    NGC 3745 is a lenticular galaxy with a bar structure [1] located in the constellation of Leo. [2] [3] NGC 3745 is located 471 million light-years away from the Solar System [4] and was discovered by Ralph Copeland on April 5, 1874, but also observed by Hermann Kobold, Lawrence Parsons and John Louis Emil Dreyer.

  3. Star chart - Wikipedia

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    An online star chart; Monthly sky maps for every location on Earth Archived 2007-09-13 at the Wayback Machine; The Evening Sky Map – Free monthly star charts and calendar for northern hemisphere, southern hemisphere, and equatorial sky watchers. Sky Map Online – Free interactive star chart (showing over 1.2 million stars up to magnitude 12)

  4. Celestial cartography - Wikipedia

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    Celestial cartography, [1] uranography, [2] [3] astrography or star cartography [citation needed] is the aspect of astronomy and branch of cartography concerned with mapping stars, galaxies, and other astronomical objects on the celestial sphere. Measuring the position and light of charted objects requires a variety of instruments and techniques.

  5. Timeline of astronomical maps, catalogs, and surveys

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    c. 300 BC — star catalog of Timocharis of Alexandria; c. 134 BC — Hipparchus makes a detailed star map; c. 150 — Ptolemy completes his Almagest, which contains a catalog of stars, observations of planetary motions, and treatises on geometry and cosmology; c. 705 — Dunhuang Star Chart, a manuscript star chart from the Mogao Caves at Dunhuang

  6. List of astronomical catalogues - Wikipedia

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    Tr / Trumpler — Robert Julius Trumpler's open cluster list, published in Preliminary results on the distances, dimensions and space distribution of open star clusters; Tu — Tucker (double stars) Turner — David G. Turner (?) (open star clusters) (for example: Turner 9 at and near the variable star SU Cygni, aka 'SU Cygni cluster')

  7. Wil Tirion - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] Tirion's sky charts have also been published in astronomy magazines and books, as well as on astronomy websites. [1] Tirion's early work was largely done by hand, with computer-generated plots as references. In the mid-1990s, he switched to digital illustration. [1] Tirion died on 5 July 2024 at the age of 81 after a brief illness.

  8. Comet E3 to make closest approach to Earth tonight - AOL

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    A sky chart showing the location of Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) throughout January. (NASA) The easiest time to see the comet will be during the second weekend of February as it passes incredibly close ...

  9. Amateur astronomy - Wikipedia

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    Amateur astronomers also use star charts that, depending on experience and intentions, may range from simple planispheres through to star atlases with detailed charts of the entire night sky. A range of astronomy software is also available and used by amateur astronomers, including software that generates maps of the sky, software to assist ...

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