An international society of amateur and professional
astronomers specialising in the observation of double
stars and 'deep sky' objects founded in 1967.
Membership is open to anyone who shares the interests
of the Society.
You can now join the Webb Deep-Sky Society online using PayPal. Options include Paper and PDF versions of the Deep-Sky Observer journal, or PDF alone for a reduced price.
Image credit: Josef Pöpsel, Frank Sackenheim, Stefan Binnewies (Capella Observatory)
A small and fascinating piece of the huge dust cloud near Antares this month. Sandwiched between two huge reflection nebulae this image contains reflection, emission and dark dusty clouds.
Owen has moved slightly to Leo for an easier target for those bright summer skies. There's a bit of cataloguing confusion to be had. But may be these galaxies might be more challenging than he thought.
Image credit: NASA, ESA, and G. Piotto (Universita degli Studi di Padova); Image Processing: Gladys Kober
Patrick is back in the northern hemisphere this month, barely. He has a pair of globular clusters that are going to be a challenge for some, and that could be considered opposites of their kind.
A trio of doubles that shouldn't provide too much trouble for most from Bob this May. The last of his southerly pairings conceals a few additional challenges for those with slightly larger scopes.
Profusely illustrated, The Deep-Sky Observer is printed on art paper. Its magazine format encourages all amateurs to make a contribution to the Society's work.
Double Star Section Circulars (DSSC) feature the latest techniques and measurements from double star observers around the World. They are available as PDFs for free download.
Some observations and images provided by amateur astronomers around the globe. We're happy to receive your images, sketches and observations of the deep-sky made in pursuit of your projects.
