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OCA Club Observatory706 viewsThe Club Observatory (right) houses the 22-inch Kuhn telescope.
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12 minutes to Second Contact706 viewsSeems like the Moon has a long way to go to annularity - will it make it in time?
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Sharpless 2-82 - The Little Cocoon nebula in Sagitta706 viewsAlso known as the Little Trifid Nebula, LBN 129 and DG 159. Ionized by the B0.5V star HD 231616.
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NGC 891- Silver Sliver Galaxy705 viewsAn edge-on spiral galaxy in Andromeda; about 30 million light-years distant; similar in size to the Milky Way.
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About 20 minutes after First Contact704 viewsA big chunk of the Sun is gone already.
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Pre-Totality 9704 viewsAnd Spain go under and the shore
Of Africa the gilded sand
And evening vanish and no more
The low pale light across that land
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NGC1499 - The California Nebula, narrowband version 704 viewsA more conventional narrowband rendition of the California Nebula, mapping H-alpha to gold and O-III to blue
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Sharpless2-9 - Emission nebula in Scorpius703 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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First Contact plus 4-1/2 hours - a different take702 viewsSlower camera settings produced a dimmer Sun.
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Post-Totality 3701 viewsThe Sun hits the horizon, about a quarter through post-totality.
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Totality 3701 viewsA longer exposure shows up the corona somewhat better. We are now approaching the end of totality.
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NGC 7023 - the Iris Nebula in Cepheus701 viewsA bright reflection nebula in the constellation Cepheus, about 1300 light-years away. Actually NGC 7023 is the star cluster inside the nebula, which is properly designated LBN 487.
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