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IC417 and NGC1931 - The Spider and the Fly468 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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Totality - a few seconds after Second Contact467 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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11-1/2 Minutes after Third Contact467 viewsC3 + 11 min 37 sec
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The Leo Galaxy Trio467 viewsA famous triplet of spiral galaxies: Lower right - Messier 66; upper right, Messier 65; lower left, NGC 3628. All about 35 million light years away in the constellation Leo the Lion.
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IC 5067 - The Pelican Nebula466 viewsAn emission nebula (H-II region) in the constellation Cygnus, associated with the North American Nebula (NGC 7000), but visually separated from it by a dark dust cloud. Supposedly has the shape of a pelican, though not very much in this image.
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Messier 7 - Ptolemy's Cluster466 viewsAn open cluster of stars in the constellation Scorpius. Southernmost Messier object. 980 light years distant. Also designated NGC 6475.
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Sharpless2-112466 viewsEmission nebula in Cygnus, energized by the star BD +45 3216 embedded within it.
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Totaity minus 26 minutes465 viewsC2 - 25 min, 57 sec
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Totality - The Corona464 viewsThe Sun's corona is now totally visible. Yes, that really is a star in the lower left quadrant of the frame - it is Alpha Leonis, better known as Regulus.
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Maximum Totality464 viewsWith a glorious corona.
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M64 - the Black-eye Galaxy463 viewsA relatively isolated spiral galaxy 17 million light-years away in the northern constellation Coma Berenices. A dark band of absorbing dust partially in front of its bright nucleus inspires its "Black Eye" nickname.
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M42 - The Great Nebula in Orion463 viewsA narrowband image of the Orion Nebula, captured with a one-shot color CMOS camera and an IDAS NBZ nebula enhancement filter.
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