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NGC 891- Silver Sliver Galaxy632 viewsAn edge-on spiral galaxy in Andromeda; about 30 million light-years distant; similar in size to the Milky Way.
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SH2-132, The Lion Nebula630 viewsEmission nebula in the constellation Cepheus, near the border with Lacerta; about 10,400 light-years away..
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IC5146 - The Cocoon Nebula630 viewsEmission/reflection nebula in Cygnus, surrounded by dark nebula Barnard 168 (B168) which also appears as a trail behind the Cocoon
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First Contact plus 4-1/2 hours - a different take627 viewsSlower camera settings produced a dimmer Sun.
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NGC4565 - The Needle Galaxy627 viewsGigantic edge-on spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices, twice as luminous as the Andromeda Galaxy. 40 million light-years from Earth. Satellite galaxy NGC 4562 is shown at lower right.
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M18 and M17 together626 viewsTwo Messier objects - M18, a sparse open cluster, at left, 4230 light-years away; and M17, the Swan or Omega Nebula, at right, 5 to 6 thousand light-years distant, both in Sagittarius.
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Prior to First Contact625 viewsWith the H-Alpha setup, the Sun doesn't entirely fit into the field of view of the 70mm scope.
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M95 and M96625 viewsTwo Spiral Galaxies in Leo, captured in the same frame
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Markarian's Chain of Galaxies625 viewsA chain of galaxies in the Virgo Cluster, named after a Soviet astronomer. Right to left: M84, M86, NGC 4477, NGC 4473, NGC4461, NGC 4458, NGC4438 and NGC4435.
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NGC 7822 - Star-forming region in Cepheus625 viewsIncludes the emission nebula Sharpless 171 and the star cluster Berkeley 59. Around 3000 light-years from Earth.
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IC1318 - Gamma Cygni Nebula625 viewsA diffuse emission nebula surrounding Sadr (Gamma Cygni) at the center of the Northern Cross in the constellation Cygnus.
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M44 - The Beehive Cluster625 viewsOpen cluster in the constellation Cancer. Around 600 light-years distant and 600 million years old.
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