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First Contact plus ~30 minutes457 viewsAbout halfway through pre-totality.
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IC4603 - Core of the Rho Ophiuchi Complex457 viewsThis blue reflection nebula glows by the light of the 7.9 magnitude star SAO184376 in the center.
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NGC7635 - The Bubble Nebula - H-alpha enhanced version456 viewsAn emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia. The "bubble" is created by the stellar wind from a hot, massive star within a molecular cloud which contains the expansion of the bubble, preventing it from dissipating, and is also itself excited by the star. The nebula is 7 light years across and 7100 light-years away.
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IC4604, The Rho Ophiuchi Nebula456 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 Contact455 viewsVenus takes a tiny nibble out of the Sun's disk just past the 5 o'clock position.
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NGC 5139 - Omega Centauri Cluster455 viewsGlobular cluster in Centaurus, 17,090 light-years away. The largest-known globular cluster in the Milky Way, estimated to contain approximately 10 million stars, and a total mass equivalent to 4 million solar masses.
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NGC 3521, "flocculent" spiral galaxy in Leo455 viewsNGC 3521 is termed a "flocculent" spiral galaxy because it has patches or clumps of stars breaking up the continuity of the spiral arms. Self-propagating star formation is thought to account for the patchiness. The galaxy lies about 26 million light-years away from us.
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IC2118, the Witch Hunt Nebula455 viewsFaint reflection nebula in Eridanus, usually known as the Witch Head Nebula, but it doesn't look much like a witch's head in this view, shot with an IDAS NBZ nebula enhancement filter, so maybe this version is best titled the "Witch Hunt Nebula." About 900 light-years away; illuminated by the nearby supergiant blue-white star Rigel in Orion.
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Leo Trio of Galaxies455 viewsM65 (top), M66 (center left) and NGC3628 (right). About 35 million light years away in the constellation Leo.
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Totality minus 20 minutes454 viewsC2 - 20 min, 42 sec
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NGC 7009 - The Saturn Nebula454 viewsA planetary nebula in the constellation Aquarius, at a distance of about 5000 light-years, with a superficial resemblance to the planet Saturn. This image does not do it justice, because a much larger telescope is required to resolve the complex internal structure of the nebula.
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M8 - the Lagoon Nebula (narrowband)453 viewsA giant emission nebula in Sagittarius. Distance 4100 light-years. 110 x 50 light-years in size. Part of a larger star cloud.
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