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NGC869 and NGC884 - The Double Cluster in Perseus721 viewsOpen clusters - NGC869 is center/bottom, 7460 light-years away; NGC884, top, 7640 light-years away
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Sharpless2-27 - The Zeta Ophiuchi Nebula721 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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NGC 6992 - Eastern Veil Nebula720 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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Totality minus 52 minutes719 viewsC2 - 51 min 59 sec
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NGC1499 - The California Nebula, narrowband version719 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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Messier 59, Messier 60 and friends719 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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M33, the Triangulum Galaxy719 views2.73 million light-years away; third largest member of the Local Group of galaxies.
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Messier 58 and the Siamese Twins718 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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Dragon's Tooth717 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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Sundown717 viewsTaken just after sunset, this unfiltered shot provided a fitting conclusion to the eclipse experience.
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NGC 7789 - Open Cluster in Cassiopeia717 viewsDiscovered by Caroline Herschel in 1783 and nicknamed "Caroline's Rose" because of its supposed floral appearance. Distance from Earth is about 7,600 light-years.
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IC443 - Jellyfish Nebula717 viewsA galactic supernova remnant in Gemini, about 6000 light-years away.
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