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The Leo Galaxy Trio612 viewsA famous triplet of spiral galaxies: Lower right - Messier 66; upper right, Messier 65; lower left, NGC 3628. All about 35 million light years away in the constellation Leo the Lion.
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Messier 7 - Ptolemy's Cluster611 viewsAn open cluster of stars in the constellation Scorpius. Southernmost Messier object. 980 light years distant. Also designated NGC 6475.
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Sh2-119 - the Clamshell Nebula611 viewsLarge emission Nebula in Cygnus, located around the bright star 58 Cygni. The frame is only large enough to accommodate a small part of the left side of the clamshell.
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NGC 7293 - The Helix Nebula in Aquarius610 viewsOne of the closest planetary nebulae, at only 650 light-years from Earth. Around 10,600 years old and 2.5 light-years in diameter. Sometimes known as the "Eye of God" or the "Eye of Sauron."
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NGC1499 - The California Nebula, narrowband version610 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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Fifteen Minutes after Third Contact609 viewsC3 + 15:16
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NGC7635 - The Bubble Nebula - H-alpha enhanced version609 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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NGC869 and NGC884 - The Double Cluster in Perseus609 viewsOpen clusters - NGC869 is center/bottom, 7460 light-years away; NGC884, top, 7640 light-years away
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Totality minus 20 minutes608 viewsC2 - 20 min, 42 sec
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Approaching End of Totality608 viewsWe are almost at the end of totality. There is a hint of the end-totality diamond ring starting to appear.
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M8 - the Lagoon Nebula (narrowband)608 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 Orion607 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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