Halton Arp, an American astronomer and creator of the Arp catalogue, passed away on December 28th. He imaged and created a database of galaxies that didn’t fit any of the recognized galaxy types, creating a catalogue of unusual galaxies. Published in 1966 it is called the ‘Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies’ and you can still get a copy of the catalogue, which is still in print. It makes for fascinating reading, and gives you some fun targets for your scope.