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IC4603 - Core of the Rho Ophiuchi Complex773 viewsThis blue reflection nebula glows by the light of the 7.9 magnitude star SAO184376 in the center.
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M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy773 viewsA wide-field view of the Andromeda Galaxy, 2.5 million light years away and 152,000 light years in diameter. Satellite galaxies M32 (above right of center, on rim of M31) and M110 (bottom center) also appear in the frame. Red swath at left was caused by a reflection of the red power-on light on the ZWO ASI2600MC camera, which sits in front of the telescope.
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Post-Totality 2772 viewsThe Moon is rising, the Sun is setting. How will this end?
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NGC 1499 - The California Nebula771 viewsAn emission nebula in the constellation Perseus, so called because it resembles the State of California in shape (though not in this image). About 1000 light-years from Earth.
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M11 - The Wild Duck Cluster768 viewsOne of the richest, most compact and most massive open clusters known; estimates range from 3,700 to 11,000 solar masses. Radius 95 light-years. 6,120 light-years away, in the constellation Scutum. Supposedly the cluster resembles a flying flock of ducks, although as far as I can tell it could just as well be geese, crows or magpies.
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Totaity minus 26 minutes767 viewsC2 - 25 min, 57 sec
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IC4604, The Rho Ophiuchi Nebula767 viewsPart of the Rho Ophiuchi complex, a gaggle of interstellar clouds centered 1 degree south of the star Rho Ophiuchi. Estimated distance from Earth is 460 light-years.
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First Contact766 viewsVenus takes a tiny nibble out of the Sun's disk just past the 5 o'clock position.
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The Heart Nebula766 viewsEmission nebula in Cassiopeia, 7500 light-years away from Earth. The Fish-head Nebula is also seen as a cancerous outgrowth from the Heart Nebula at lower left.
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First Contact plus ~30 minutes765 viewsAbout halfway through pre-totality.
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Medusa Nebula (Sharpless 2-274)765 viewsPlanetary Nebula in Gemini. Discovered in 1955, first thought to be a supernova remnant, but Soviet astronomers in 1971 determined it to be a planetary nebula.
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NGC 253 - The Silver Dollar Galaxy764 viewsSpiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor.
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