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The Bubble Nebula & M52120 views
*NGC 7635*, also called the *Bubble Nebula* is a H II region emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia It lies close to the direction of the open cluster Messier 52 The "bubble" is created by the stellar wind from a massive hot, 8.7^ magnitude young central star the 15 ± 5 M
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Pelican Nebula49 viewsThe Pelican Nebula (also known as IC5070 and IC5067) is an H II region associated with the North America Nebula in the constellation Cygnus. The nebula resembles a pelican in shape, hence the name. The Pelican Nebula is a large area of emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus (the Swan), close to Deneb
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Pipe Nebula in Ophiuchus59 viewsThis is a shot of the 'Pipe Nebula' region in the southern part of the Constellation Ophiuchus. Although this area only rises 15 degress above the southern horizon, this is a fabulous region of the summer milkyway to observe, with a wealth of many Bernard dark nebula, starclusters and globular clusters.
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Jupiter RGB Impact76 viewsJupiter RGB Impact
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Mars - 30th January 201044 viewsCollaboration by Carl and Dave.
Average Seeing.
CM = 26.9deg, Alt 58.5
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NGC6888 - The Crescent Nebula in HA(R),G,B22 viewsThe Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888 or Caldwell 27) is an emission nebula in the Cygnus constellation, about 5000 light years away. It is formed by the fast stellar wind from the Wolf-Rayet star WR 136 (HD 192163) colliding with and energizing the slower moving wind ejected by the star when it became a red giant around 400,000 years ago. The result of the collision is a shell and two shock waves, one moving outward and one moving inward.
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M33 LLRGB87 viewsWith a diameter of about 50,000 light-years, it is the third largest galaxy in the Local Group, a group of galaxies which also contains the Milky Way Galaxy and the Andromeda Galaxy, and it may be a gravitationally bound companion of the Andromeda Galaxy. Estimates indicate that Triangulum may be home to between 30 and 40 billion stars, compared to 200-400 billion for the Milky Way, and 1 trillion stars for Andromeda. The Pisces Dwarf (LGS 3), one of the small Local Group member galaxies, is possibly a sate
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Trifid7 viewsTrifid nebula from Les Granges France on the 10th and 11th of July 2010.Jul 21, 2010
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Subtle Lagoon21 viewsThis is the 'Lagoon' nebula in Sagittarius which can be seen from Ireland mainly on summer evenings as a bright nebulous patch of light just above the 'teapot' and the large sagittarius starcloud, named as M8 by Charles Messier. At 4,000 to 6,000 light years away, it is seen as a bright 6th magnitude glow a degree across, containg newly born stars, and the fabulous starcluster NGC 6530.Jul 03, 2010
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North America Milkyway36 viewsThis is the tip of Cygnus around the bright star Deneb or alpha cygnii which forms part of the summer triangle. It's an incredibly dense part of the cygnus spiral arm with stars too numerous to count. The north america nebula (NGC 7000) is outstanding here along with M39 and many dust lanes visible also.Jun 11, 2010
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Cygnus Milkyway Arm38 viewsPresented here is a widefield view of the northern constellation Cygnus, known since the time of the ancients as the 'Swan'. This is a fabulous visual part of our northern hemisphere's milkyway, in which we are looking inward towards the cygnus spiral arm which hosts many deep sky treasures including the North America and Pelican nebulae, Messier cluster's M29 & 39, and the great 'Cygnus Rift', which is composed of a huge mass of galactic dust. This is best seen on clear summer nights.Jun 09, 2010
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Melotte-15, Core Cluster of IC180567 viewsMelotte-15, Core Cluster of IC1805. The crucible of star formation lies within giant molecular clouds scattered throughout the spiral arms of galaxies. In our own galaxy some of the best known star forming regions lie in a chain of HII clouds located in the Perseus spiral arm of our galaxy. From west to east the chain of giant HII regions are known as W3, W4, and W5, which are also catalogued as IC 1795, IC 1805, and IC 1848.May 29, 2010
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NGC 3628 In The Constellation Leo90 viewsNGC 3628 is an unbarred spiral galaxy about 35 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1784. It has an approximately 300,000 light-years long tidal tail. NGC 3628 along with M65 and M66 form the famous Leo Triplet, a small group of galaxies. Its most conspicuous feature is the broad and obscuring band of dust located along the outer edge of its spiral arms, effectively transecting the galaxy to our view.May 16, 2010
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NGC 2841 - Galaxy in Ursa Major76 viewsNGC 2841 is an inclined unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. In 2001 the Hubble Space Telescope surveyed of the galaxy's Cepheid variables determined that it was approximately 14.1 megaparsecs or 46 million light years distant. (Thats around 276 million million million miles) Structurally, NGC 2841 is noted for its large population of young blue stars, and few star forming regionsMay 02, 2010
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The Whirlpool Galaxy in Canes Venatici115 views M51, the 'Whirlpool Galaxy' in Canes Venatici is famous for its beautiful spiral structure, first noted by Lord Rosse in 1845. It was discovered by Messier in October 1773 and catalogued by him in January 1774. Its companion galaxy, NGC 5195, was discovered in 1781 by Messier's colleague, P. Mechain. The M51 system is a spectacular example of interacting galaxies - in this case NGC 5195 is being "ripped apart" by the huge gravitational disturbance of M51, while M51 has in turApr 27, 2010
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