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Sharpless2-27 - The Zeta Ophiuchi Nebula741 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 2903 - Spiral Galaxy in Leo740 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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NGC 6992 - Eastern Veil Nebula740 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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NGC1499 - The California Nebula, narrowband version740 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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M33, the Triangulum Galaxy739 views2.73 million light-years away; third largest member of the Local Group of galaxies.
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Totality minus 52 minutes738 viewsC2 - 51 min 59 sec
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Messier 58 and the Siamese Twins738 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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Messier 101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy737 viewsFace-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. A colossus among galaxies, 170,000 light-years across (Milky Way is 105,700), with a trillion stars. Distance - approx. 25 million light-years from Earth.
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Corona Effects737 viewsSome trick of post-capture processing gave the corona a greenish ring. Don't ask me how that happened.
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Dragon's Tooth737 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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Sundown737 viewsTaken just after sunset, this unfiltered shot provided a fitting conclusion to the eclipse experience.
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IC443 - Jellyfish Nebula737 viewsA galactic supernova remnant in Gemini, about 6000 light-years away.
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