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M42 - The Great Nebula in Orion690 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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NGC6334 - Cat's Paw Nebula690 viewsAn emission nebula and star-forming region in the constellation Scorpius; distance from Earth is about 5500 light-years. Also known as Gum 64 or the Bear Claw Nebula.
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Packing up689 viewsOur tour grop collects their gear and loads it into the bus for the long trip back to Arkaroola.
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Sh2-119 - the Clamshell Nebula689 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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Corona Effects688 viewsSome trick of post-capture processing gave the corona a greenish ring. Don't ask me how that happened.
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A different view688 viewsAn early pre-totality eyepiece-projection shot, about 20 minutes after First Contact.
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M42 - The Great Nebula in Orion688 viewsA narrowband image of the Orion Nebula, captured with a one-shot color CMOS camera and an IDAS NBZ nebula enhancement filter.
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M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy688 viewsBarred spiral galaxy, 152,000 light-years in diameter and 2.5 million light-years from Earth.
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Sharpless2-112687 viewsEmission nebula in Cygnus, energized by the star BD +45 3216 embedded within it.
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Dragon's Tooth686 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 7789 - Open Cluster in Cassiopeia686 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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NGC2264 - Christmas Tree Cluster/Cone Nebula684 viewsBoth a cluster and a nebula, NGC2264 is located in the constellation Monoceros, 2,300 light-years from Earth.
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