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Hulse-Taylor Pulsar, binary pulsar, neutron star and pulsar, first ever discovered, Aquila.

Sirius, Alpha Canis Major, Binary Star System consisting of white main sequence and a white dwarf.

Cassiopeia A, supernova remnant, brightest extrasolar radio source.

Mira, Mira Variable, Omicron Ceti, Red giant star, Cetus.

Cygnus X-1, first widely accepted black hole, one of the strongest x-ray sources, Cygnus.

SS Cygni, variable star, prototype of subclass dwarf novae, cataclysmic variable, Cygnus.

SN 1987A, Type II Supernova, Supergiant Progenitor, Dorado.

NGC 6543 (Cat’s Eye Nebula), emission nebula with dying WR star in the middle, Draco.

RR Lyrae, RR Lyrae variable, Lyra.

Kepler’s Supernova (SN 1604), Type Ia Supernova, Ophiuchus.

Betelgeuse, Red Supergiant star, Semi-regular star, Orion, Alpha Orion.

GW 150914, binary black hole merge, first ever gravitational wave discovered, Southern Hemisphere.

Ophiuchus

Cygnus

Draco

Dorado

Aquila

Canis Majoris

Cassiopeia

Cetus

Lyra

Orion

Sirius (X-ray)

RR Lyrae

SN 1604 (X-ray)

SS Cygni

Betelgeuse

Mira (X-ray)

SN 1987a

Cat’s Eye Nebula (X-ray)

Sirius

Betelgeuse

Cassiopeia A

SS Cygni

GW 150194

SS Cygni

SS Cygni

SN1987a

SN1987a

Sirius (B specifically)

Hulse Taylor Pulsar

Cygnus X-1

Sirius