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IC 1848 - The Soul Nebula783 viewsAn emission nebula in Cassiopeia, eastern neighbor of the Heart Nebula, IC 1805. About 6,500 light-years away, it spans 100 light-years, and is too big at that distance to fit into my telescope's field of view, so only part of it is seen here.
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NGC 7293 - The Helix Nebula in Aquarius783 viewsOne of the closest planetary nebulae, at only 650 light-years from Earth. Around 10,600 years old and 2.5 light-years in diameter. Sometimes known as the "Eye of God" or the "Eye of Sauron."
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IC417 and NGC1931 - The Spider and the Fly783 viewsEmission nebula in Auriga, 100 light-years across and 10,000 light-years from Earth. The Fly (NGC1931) is about 7,000 light-years away.
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Pre-Totality 6781 viewsAnd Baghdad darken and the bridge
Across the silent river gone
And through Arabia the edge
Of evening widen and steal on
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M1 - The Crab Nebula, narrowband version781 viewsA Hubble palette rendition of the remnant of the supernova seen by Chinese astronomers in 1054 CE.
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Post-Totality 4779 viewsAt this point I ran out of film, so I didn't make it to Fourth Contact with the post-totality images.
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Sunspots777 viewsThe Sun in this early-pre-totality eyepiece-projection shot is too big to fit into the frame, but the sunspots do show up well.
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Diamond Ring776 viewsA blazing diamond ring heralds Third Contact, the end of totality.
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Totality - a few seconds after Second Contact776 viewsAfter the eclipse went total, I had to try several different exposure settings to get it right - 1/2 second seemed to work best.
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NGC 6888 - The Crescent Nebula776 viewsAn emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, about 5000 light-years away from Earth; formed by the fast stellar wind from the Wolf-Rayet star WR 136 colliding with and energizing slower-moving matter ejected by the star when it became a red giant around 250,000 to 400,000 years ago.
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IC4592, the Blue Horsehead Nebula776 viewsReflection Nebula in Scorpius, lit up by Nu Scorpii. About 400 light-years away.
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Black Drop Effect775 viewsFirst Contact plus 11 minutes. Venus appears to be glued to the rim of the Sun's disk. This is known as the "Black Drop Effect."
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