Richard's Unusual Target
Richard's Unusual Target
Richard's Unusual Target (RUT) is a collection of unusual astronomical objects. Many of these objects defy explanation with presently known physical laws. Some have unusual interpretations and physical consequences associated with their locations, energy output, size and place in our Universe. Some of the objects are ordinary Messier and NGC galaxies, nebulae and star clusters with an unusual twist to their physical properties and/or appearance. This collection of objects began as a series of presentations at NASA Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society in the mid 1990's and continues today.
Created by Richard Nugent, Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society
© 1996-2007 Richard Nugent unless otherwise noted
List of Objects - Alphabetical
| 18 Sco - Solar Twin |
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Barnard's Loop | B Barnard's Star |
| Blueshifted Galaxies | The Crab Nebula Jet | Epsilon Aurigae | FG Sagittae |
| The Flora Asteroid Clan | The Garnet Star | Kapteyn's Star | |
| M82 - Exploding Galaxy? | |||
| NGC 1097 - Galaxy with the Longest Optical Jets |
NGC 1199's Strange Companion |
NGC 3067 - Unseen Halo | NGC 4258-Quasars Ejected? |
| NGC 4319 and Markarian 205 | NGC 4567, 4568 | M64 The Black Eye Galaxy | |
| NGC 7252 - A Tale of Two Tails | The Peculiar Galaxy NGC 1275 | The Red Rectangle | |
| RU Cam - Ex-Cepheid Star | The Runaway Stars |
Sirius - Ancient Color Changes? |
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| The Supernova of 1006 AD | The Bizarre Object SS 433 | Stellar Rings | The Super Antennae |
| The Unusual Occultation of ZC 3333 on November 25, 1960 | The Flare Star UV Ceti | ||
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Xi Persei and the California Nebula |
FU Orionis Peculiar Variable Star |
T Bootis - Unusual Nova? | Van Biesbroeck's Star |