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The Leo Galaxy Trio729 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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NGC 5907 - The Splinter Galaxy727 viewsAlso known as the Knife Edge Galaxy. About 50 million light-years from Earth. Located in the constellation Draco.
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Sh2-119 - the Clamshell Nebula727 viewsLarge emission Nebula in Cygnus, located around the bright star 58 Cygni. The frame is only large enough to accommodate a small part of the left side of the clamshell.
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Messier 104 - The Sombrero Galaxy727 viewsUnique spiral galaxy 31 million light-years from Earth on the border of the constellations Virgo and Corvus. It has a bright nucleus, an unusually large central bulge, and a prominent dust lane in its outer disk.
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The Horsehead Nebula in Orion726 viewsThe Horsehead Nebula, Barnard 33, is a dark nebula, silhouetted against the bright emission nebula IC 434. The large blue object to the left of IC 434 is a reflection nebula, NGC 2023. They are all found near the star Alnitak, the easternmost star in Orion's belt, which is off the frame to the right, and are 1400 light-years from Earth.
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Gum 85/Sh2-54 - nebula in Serpens726 viewsGum 85/Sh2-54 is a star forming region in Serpens Cauda, part of the Serpens OB2 Association, a large star forming region possibly associated with the open star cluster NGC6604 (not in view). Around 5000 light years away.
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NGC2264 - Christmas Tree Cluster/Cone Nebula726 viewsBoth a cluster and a nebula, NGC2264 is located in the constellation Monoceros, 2,300 light-years from Earth.
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M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy725 viewsBarred spiral galaxy, 152,000 light-years in diameter and 2.5 million light-years from Earth.
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M42 - The Great Nebula in Orion724 viewsAnother take on the Great Orion Nebula, incorporating hydrogen-alpha data.
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Three Minutes after Third Contact723 viewsC3 + 3 min 1 sec
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Totality723 viewsTotality began at 7:41:20 and lasted for about 25 seconds.
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Afterglow722 viewsThe still-partially-eclipsed sun has just disappeared below the horizon.
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