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IC405 - The Flaming Star Nebula in Auriga671 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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Sh2-290 - Planetary Nebula in Cancer671 viewsAlso known as Abell 31 and PK 219+31.1. Ancient planetary nebula, about 2000 light-years away, one of the largest in the sky but very dim.
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Totality minus 20 minutes669 viewsC2 - 20 min, 42 sec
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22 Minutes after Third Contact669 viewsC3 + 21:49
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Messier 101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy668 viewsFace-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. A colossus among galaxies, 170,000 light-years across (Milky Way is 105,700), with a trillion stars. Distance - approx. 25 million light-years from Earth.
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About 4 minutes from Second Contact668 viewsThe Moon is rapidly overtaking the Sun.
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Sharpless2-9 - Emission nebula in Scorpius668 viewsThere is also an area of reflection nebula (blue) around the star Sigma Scorpii, but the processing of this version doesn't reveal it very well. The globular cluster M4 is also in the field of view.
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IC2118, the Witch Hunt Nebula668 viewsFaint reflection nebula in Eridanus, usually known as the Witch Head Nebula, but it doesn't look much like a witch's head in this view, shot with an IDAS NBZ nebula enhancement filter, so maybe this version is best titled the "Witch Hunt Nebula." About 900 light-years away; illuminated by the nearby supergiant blue-white star Rigel in Orion.
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Third Contact plus ~38 minutes667 viewsUnlike the H-alpha filter, the white light filter doesn't reverse the view, so we are seeing the real deal.
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NGC7000 - The North American Nebula667 viewsNarrowband image of an H-II emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus; only part of the nebula is visible since it is too large to fit entirely in the field of view of the telescope. 2,590 light-years distant and 90 light-years across.
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Sharpless2-275 - The Rosette Nebula667 viewsHII region in the constellation Monoceros; distance 5,200 light-years from Earth. Open cluster NGC2244, in the doughnut hole, provides the energy that makes the nebula glow.
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M64 - the Black-eye Galaxy666 viewsA relatively isolated spiral galaxy 17 million light-years away in the northern constellation Coma Berenices. A dark band of absorbing dust partially in front of its bright nucleus inspires its "Black Eye" nickname.
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