North Central Kansas Astronomical Society

NGC 2237 Rosette Nebula with NGC 2244 Satellite Cluster in Monoceres

Image aquired by Todd K. Tuttle 04/04/2026
This image was aquired with a Dwarf 3 smart telescope from a light polluted backyard. The image is a composite of stacked images and processed entirely by the Dwarf Labs app.

Great Links:

New Astronomy Project - An astrophotography journey from a light polluted site...
NCKAS AllSky Camera Dome - An Allsky camera that captures the sky 24/7.
Cloudy Nights - Great site for equipment un-biased reviews
Light Pollution maps around the world and by year.
Super Image Map of all 110 Messier Objects from The Arcturus Observatory web site by Cometman.
Listing and links of all 110 Messier Objects from APOD (Astonomy Picture of the Day).
The Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD).
International Dark Sky Association

*Unless otherwise noted all images are from the STScI Digitized Sky Survey.

Messier Marathon

The North Central Kansas Astronomical Society participates in yearly Messier Marathons. We'll have our progress posted on our Messier Marathon site Messier site. Internet provided by NCKCN, and Cunningham Fiber