... About 50 million light-years distant in the northern constellation Pegasus, NGC 7331 was recognized early on as a spiral nebula and is actually one of the brighter galaxies not included in Charles Messier's famous 18th century catalog. ... Only two days past full, February's moon shines through thin clouds, rising on the left in this fisheye night skyscape. ... Daytime Moon Meets Morning Star . ... The well known Pleiades star cluster is slowly destroying part of a passing cloud of gas and dust. ...