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M45 - The Pleiades614 viewsA star cluster consisting of young, hot blue stars, about 130 light-years from Earth in the constellation Taurus. Only part of the cluster is shown here because it is too large to fit in the scope's field of view.
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M51- The Whirlpool Galaxy613 viewsThere are actually two interacting galaxies here; the smaller companion is NGC 5195, and the two have collided in the past, causing all kinds of woe and grief. They are about 25 million light years away.
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First contact plus 4-1/2 hours - White Light View612 viewsFor the last act I switched to a mylar white-light filter, just for a change of pace.
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First Contact plus 6 minutes612 viewsThe lightweight mount I was using made the scope sensitive to vibration - hence the shaky picture.
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It's almost over609 viewsThe Sun is obscured by a bush as it nears the horizon.
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NGC 4244, the Silver Needle Galaxy in Canes Venatici608 viewsAnother "needle" edge-on galaxy, member of a group of galaxies associated with Messier 94 in the Virgo supercluster; about 14 million light-years from Earth.
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Pre-Totality 8607 viewsAnd over Sicily the air
Still flashing with the landward gulls
And loom and slowly disappear
The sails above the shadowy hulls
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IC4592 - Blue Horsehead Nebula 606 viewsReflection nebula in the constellation Scorpius, lit by the giant septuple star Jabbah (Nu Scorpii). This photo shows only part of the nebula, so the horsehead shape is not evident here.
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M17 - The Swan Nebula602 viewsIn the constellation Sagittarius. Also known as the Omega or Horseshoe Nebula. A prolific star-forming region, lying 5000-6000 years from Earth.
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Westerhout 5, The Soul Nebula600 viewsEmission nebula in Cassiopeia, 7500 light-years away. Also known as Sharpless 2-199, LBN 667 and IC 1848, although the last is properly the designation of a star cluster within the nebula. Eastern neighbor of the Heart Nebula.
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IC 1805 - The Heart Nebula in Cassiopeia598 viewsIC 1805, the Heart Nebula, lies 7,500 light-years away from Earth in the Perseus arm of the Milky Way. It is an emission nebula, drawing its radiance from Melotte 15, the cluster of bright stars in the center of this image.
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As good as it gets597 viewsThis image, captured near the end of totality, shows the rominences as well as the incipient diamond ring,
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