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Gone672 viewsThe Sun has set. The flat and featureless terrain of the Outback stretches far away.
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NGC 4631, The Whale Galaxy672 viewsA barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. Contains a central starburst - a region of intense star formation. The "calf" - the nearby dwarf galaxy - is NGC 4527.
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First Contact plus 28 minutes671 viewsVenus is well on its way across the Sun's disk.
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OCA Club Observatory671 viewsThe Club Observatory (right) houses the 22-inch Kuhn telescope.
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M8, the Lagoon Nebula, and M20, the Trifid Nebula671 viewsTwo jewels of the summer sky captured in the same frame with a bridge of nebullosity between them.
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M108 and M97 in one frame671 viewsBarred spiral galaxy M108, nicknamed the Surfboard Galaxy, about 28 million light years away; and planetary nebula M97, the Owl Nebula, 2030 light-years away, both in Ursa Major.
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Pre-Totality 2670 viewsAnd here face down beneath the sun
And here upon earth’s noonward height
To feel the always coming on
The always rising of the night:
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NGC 1977, The Running Man Nebula in Orion670 viewsA reflection nebula embedded in a bright HII region, Sh2-171, found in Orion's Sword near the Great Orion Nebula M42. Sh2-171 also includes two other nebulae and the star cluster NGC-1981.
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Messier 67 - Open cluster in Cancer670 viewsSometimes called King Cobra or Golden Eye Cluster. Distance 2600-2900 light-years. Estimated age 3.2 to 5 billion years.
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M74, Spiral Galaxy in Pisces670 viewsGrand design spiral galaxy with two clearly defined spiral arms winding counterclockwise from center. About 32 million light-years distant.
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First Contact plus 4-1/2 hours - a different take669 viewsSlower camera settings produced a dimmer Sun.
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M23 - Open Cluster in Sagittarius669 viewsIn front of an extensive gas and dust network. Around 300 million years old and 2050 light-years away.
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