You can participate in NASA's Astrophoto Challenge!

This season's target is the Phantom Galaxy (Messier 74). You can request an image by clicking on the Observe button for the Phantom Galaxy (Messier 74).

Select the image settings you want, and your photo will be taken tonight by a MicroObservatory telescope.

(The Phantom Galaxy (Messier 74) will be observable before dawn by the end of May. Requests made earlier will be fulfilled once the telescope is able to take your image.)

Choose Target → Adjust Settings → Provide Information → Submit

Special Target

NASA’s Astrophoto Challenge
Summer 2023

Select Your Target

The telescope will take an image of your selected target.

Prior to selecting your target, you can click on the thumbnail to see a detailed view.

Solar System

Moon thumbnail

Moon

 

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Jupiter thumbnail

Jupiter

 

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JupiterMoons thumbnail

JupiterMoons

 

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Venus thumbnail

Venus

 

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Saturn thumbnail

Saturn

 

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Sun thumbnail

Sun

 

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Stars & Nebulae

Hercules<br />Cluster thumbnail

Hercules
Cluster

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Orion Nebula thumbnail

Orion Nebula

 

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Pleiades thumbnail

Pleiades

 

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Ring Nebula thumbnail

Ring Nebula

 

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Milky Way thumbnail

Milky Way

 

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Sagittarius A thumbnail

Sagittarius A

 

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Dumbbell<br />Nebula thumbnail

Dumbbell
Nebula

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Trifid Nebula thumbnail

Trifid Nebula

 

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Lagoon Nebula thumbnail

Lagoon Nebula

 

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Eagle Nebula thumbnail

Eagle Nebula

 

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Crab Nebula thumbnail

Crab Nebula

 

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Cyg X-1 thumbnail

Cyg X-1

 

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Messier 15 thumbnail

Messier 15

 

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CQ Cep thumbnail

CQ Cep

 

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Algol thumbnail

Algol

 

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Delta Cephei thumbnail

Delta Cephei

 

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Beta Lyr thumbnail

Beta Lyr

 

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Mira thumbnail

Mira

 

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Veil Nebula<br>East thumbnail

Veil Nebula
East

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Veil Nebula<br>West thumbnail

Veil Nebula
West

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Helix Nebula thumbnail

Helix Nebula

 

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Rosette<br />Nebula thumbnail

Rosette
Nebula

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SS Cygni thumbnail

SS Cygni

 

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Galaxies & Beyond

Andromeda<br />Galaxy thumbnail

Andromeda
Galaxy

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Whirlpool<br />Galaxy thumbnail

Whirlpool
Galaxy

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Messier 33 thumbnail

Messier 33

 

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Pinwheel<br />Galaxy thumbnail

Pinwheel
Galaxy

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Messier 81 thumbnail

Messier 81

 

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Messier 82 thumbnail

Messier 82

 

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NGC 253 thumbnail

NGC 253

 

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NGC 891 thumbnail

NGC 891

 

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NGC 4013 thumbnail

NGC 4013

 

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Messier 87 thumbnail

Messier 87

 

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Messier 74 thumbnail

Messier 74

 

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