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The Sun - Just prior to First Contact (Hydrogen-Alpha View)623 viewsVenus has not yet begun to encroach on the Sun's disk
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M14 - Globular cluster in Ophiuchus622 viewsAlso known as NGC 6402. 30,000 light-years distant. Contains several hundred thousand stars.
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M8, The Lagoon Nebula in Sagittarius621 viewsAn emission nebula lying 4000-6000 years from Earth. Also designated NGC 6523. An HII star-forming region. Contains the open cluster NGC 6530.
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NGC 6946 - Fireworks Galaxy and Friends620 viewsAn alternate view of the Fireworks Galaxy featuring a neighbor, the open star cluster NGC 6939, near the lower edge of the image.
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Post-Totality 1620 viewsA few seconds after Third Contact (end of totality).
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My Setup on the Upper Pads619 viewsI set up where I could get a good view of the Sun all the way from first contact to sunset.
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Bob Peck's Observatory618 viewsBob with his very classy solar setup.
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Sharpless2-11 - The War and Peace Nebula in Scorpius618 viewsHII region in Scorpius. Also known as Gum 66 and NGC 6357; ionised by the Pismis 24 and AH03 J1725−34.4 star clusters.
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Messier 100 and companions616 viewsSpiral Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices. Surrounded by tiny satellite galaxies NGC 4323 and NGC 4328 (about 3 o'clock and 5:30). Larger spiral galaxy at top is NGC 4312.
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NGC 7635 - The Bubble Nebula616 viewsEmission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia. The bubble is created by the stellar wind from a hot, young star.
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M77 and Friends615 viewsBarred spiral galaxy in Cetus (left side of picture), about 47 million light-years from Earth. A Type 2 Seyfert galaxy with an active nucleus. The spiral galaxy at right is NGC 1055. The spiral galaxy NGC1072 is also seen as a tiny oval near the bottom center of the frame.
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The Setting Sun614 viewsThis unfiltered photo conveys an impression of the end of the eclipse as most observers saw it.
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