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Sharpless2-27 - The Zeta Ophiuchi Nebula719 viewsLarge but very faint emission nebula centered on the star Zeta Ophiuchi. Difficult to image because of the brightness of the star relative to the faintness of the nebula..
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NGC1499 - The California Nebula, narrowband version718 viewsThis bizarre rendition of the California Nebula was the result of an unrepeatable experiment in mapping H-alpha and O-III to various channels in a mad orgy of improvisation.
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NGC869 and NGC884 - The Double Cluster in Perseus718 viewsOpen clusters - NGC869 is center/bottom, 7460 light-years away; NGC884, top, 7640 light-years away
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M33, the Triangulum Galaxy718 views2.73 million light-years away; third largest member of the Local Group of galaxies.
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IC443 - Jellyfish Nebula717 viewsA galactic supernova remnant in Gemini, about 6000 light-years away.
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M20 - The Trifid Nebula717 viewsA combination of an open cluster of stars, an emission nebula (the lower, red portion), a reflection nebula (the upper, blue portion) and a dark nebula (which accounts for the gaps dividing the nebula into lobes). About 5000 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius.
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Messier 59, Messier 60 and friends717 viewsM59 is the eilliptical galaxy in the center of the frame; above it is the elliptical galaxy M60 with nearby spiral galaxy NGC 4647. Numerous other galaxies are also in the picture, including spirals NGC4606 and NGC4607 in the bottom left quadrant.
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Messier 58 and the Siamese Twins716 viewsM58 is a barred spiral galaxy about 62 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. The Siamese Twins, NGC 4567 and 4568, are colliding spiral galaxies about 60 million light-years away, in the early stages of merging; they are also nicknamed the Butterfly Galaxies.
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Totality minus 52 minutes715 viewsC2 - 51 min 59 sec
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Dragon's Tooth715 viewsFourth Contact (end of post-totality partial phase) will occur at 8:34:23 local time, with the Sun well below the horizon.
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NGC 6992 - Eastern Veil Nebula715 viewsAlong with NGC 6960 and other objects, the Eastern Veil is a component of the Veil Nebula in the constellation Cygnus. It is a cloud of hot, ionized gas composed of oxygen, sulfur and hydrogen.
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NGC 2903 - Spiral Galaxy in Leo713 viewsA barred spiral galaxy about 30 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Leo the Lion; a member of the Virgo supercluster.
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