Chitral Astronomical Society

Chitral Astronomical Society

Skies over the Hindu Kush

TonightSky MapEventsBlog
Astro TourismDark SkiesAbout
LiveOpen Sky Map→
Encyclopedia

Galaxy

BL Lacertae Object

A featureless, variable blazar.

A class of blazar with weak or absent emission lines and rapidly variable continuum emission.

Overview

A class of blazar with weak or absent emission lines and rapidly variable continuum emission.

See also

OVV Quasar

An Optically Violent Variable quasar.

Narrow-line Seyfert 1

An unusually variable young Seyfert.

Triangulum Galaxy (M33)

Third-largest galaxy in our Local Group.

Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)

A textbook spiral, mid-merger with a companion.

Sombrero Galaxy (M104)

An edge-on disc with a luminous bulge.

Large Magellanic Cloud

A satellite of the Milky Way, only visible from the south.

Quick Facts

Chitral Astronomical Society

Public astronomy and dark-sky advocacy in the Hindu Kush.

Apple Podcasts

Explore

  • Tonight's sky over Chitral
  • Interactive sky map
  • Sky events & meteor showers
  • Dark-sky sites in Pakistan
  • Astro tourism in Chitral
  • Astronomy encyclopedia
  • Free astronomy games
  • NASA Picture of the Day
  • Near-Earth asteroids
  • About the society

Data & Credits

  • Planetarium: Stellarium Web
  • Daily image: NASA APOD
  • Ephemeris: astronomy-engine
  • Weather: Open-Meteo

Monthly sky calendar

One email a month with conjunctions, meteor showers, and the best nights for Chitral.

Monthly sky calendar. No spam.

© 2026 Chitral Astronomical Society · Privacy · Contact

Apple Podcasts
English·اردو·

35.85°N · 71.79°E

TonightSkyToursLearnDark Skies