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M78 - Reflection Nebula in Orion725 viewsM78 - Reflection Nebula in the Orion B molecular cloud complex, 1,350 light-years from Earth.
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Messier 7 - Ptolemy's Cluster725 viewsAn open cluster of stars in the constellation Scorpius. Southernmost Messier object. 980 light years distant. Also designated NGC 6475.
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A different view724 viewsAn early pre-totality eyepiece-projection shot, about 20 minutes after First Contact.
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Pre-Totality 7724 viewsAnd deepen on Palmyra’s street
The wheel rut in the ruined stone
And Lebanon fade out and Crete
High through the clouds and overblown
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M8 - the Lagoon Nebula (narrowband)724 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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M42 - The Great Nebula in Orion723 views1344 light-years away, 24 light-years across, this emission/reflection nebula is one of the brightest in the sky, as well as the closest region of massive star formation to Earth.
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Fifteen Minutes after Third Contact723 viewsC3 + 15:16
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Sharpless 2-64, emission nebula in Serpens723 viewsAn emission nebula in Serpens about 1000 light years distant. Dim and difficult to image. Sometimes called the Smoking Embers nebula.
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Corona Effects721 viewsSome trick of post-capture processing gave the corona a greenish ring. Don't ask me how that happened.
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NGC281 - The Pac-Man Nebula721 viewsA bright emission nebula, part of an H II region in the constellation Cassiopeia; known as the Pac-Man Nebula because of its resemblance to the video game character that flits around ruthlessly and insatiably chomping up defenseless, pathetic little dots.
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Packing up720 viewsOur tour grop collects their gear and loads it into the bus for the long trip back to Arkaroola.
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IC 4604 - Rho Ophiuchi Nebula 720 viewsA blue reflection nebula in Ophiuchus, illuminated by three bright stars of which the central and brightest is Rho Ophiuchi. Lying along the border of Ophiuchus and Scorpius, this nebula and its neighbor IC4603 are close to the giant red star Antares.
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