Event Horizon - Astronomical and Terrestrial Images

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NGC 4244, the Silver Needle Galaxy in Canes Venatici7 viewsAnother "needle" edge-on galaxy, member of a group of galaxies associated with Messier 94 in the Virgo supercluster; about 14 million light-years from Earth.
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The Leo Galaxy Trio7 viewsA famous triplet of spiral galaxies: Lower right - Messier 66; upper right, Messier 65; lower left, NGC 3628. All about 35 million light years away in the constellation Leo the Lion.
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IC405 - The Flaming Star Nebula in Auriga7 viewsNarrowband view of an emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Auriga north of the celestial equator, surrounding the bluish, irregular variable star AE Aurigae. About 1500 light-years away.
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IC1805 - The Heart Nebula, narrowband version7 viewsNarrowband rendition of the Heart Nebula, using the IDAS NBZ nebula enhancement filter to capture the H-alpha and O-III emissions; Fish Head Nebula seen as extension of Heart at lower left.
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NGC281 - PacMan Nebula, narrowband version7 viewsA narrowband version of the PacMan, obtained with a one-shot color CMOS camera and an IDAS NBZ nebula enhancement filter, with H-alpha mapped to red and O-III to blue.
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First contact plus 4-1/2 hours - White Light View6 viewsFor the last act I switched to a mylar white-light filter, just for a change of pace.
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Rainy Day in Izmir6 viewsA light shower greeted us on our first day in Izmir, but it didn't dampen our spirits.
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Surveyor Lunar Lander6 viewsA mockup of the first US spacecraft to successfully make a soft landing on the Moon.
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Totality minus 52 minutes6 viewsC2 - 51 min 59 sec
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Totality minus 55 minutes6 viewsC2 - 55 min 40 sec
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Totality minus 41 minutes6 viewsC2 - 41 min 16 sec
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Totality minus 32 minutes6 viewsC2 - 31 min 50 sec
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