NGC 281, IC 11 or Sh2-184 is a bright emission nebula and part of an H II region in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia and is part of the Milky Way's Perseus Spiral Arm.
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Messier 33, the Triangulum Galaxy, is a face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Triangulum and the third-largest member of the Local Group after the Milky Way and Andromeda.
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The Eagle Nebula is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation of Serpens.
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The Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635) in the constellation Cassiopeia.
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The Bubble Nebula, also known as NGC 7635, Sharpless 162, or Caldwell 11, is an H II region emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia.
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The Soap Bubble Nebula (PN G75.5+1.7, also cataloged as Ju 1) is a faint planetary nebula in the constellation Cygnus, sitting near the much brighter Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888), with which it is often framed in the same wide-field shot.
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The Crescent Nebula NGC 6888 is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, about 5000 light-years away from Earth.
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NGC 6946, sometimes referred to as the Fireworks Galaxy, is a grand design, face-on intermediate spiral galaxy with a small bright nucleus, whose location in the sky straddles the boundary between the northern constellations of Cepheus and Cygnus.
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NGC 7331 is a large, unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus, located roughly 39-40 million light-years away and often cited as one of the closest visual analogs to our own Milky Way in overall size and structure.
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NGC 7331 is a large, unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus, located roughly 39-40 million light-years away and often cited as one of the closest visual analogs to our own Milky Way in overall size and structure.
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The Pinwheel Galaxy M101 (or NGC 5457) as seen from my backyard.
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Messier 101, the Pinwheel Galaxy, is a large, face-on “grand design” spiral galaxy in Ursa Major, cataloged as NGC 5457.
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Messier 101, the Pinwheel Galaxy, is a large, face-on “grand design” spiral galaxy in Ursa Major, cataloged as NGC 5457.
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NGC 4236 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Draco and an outlying member of the M81 Group of galaxies, located roughly 12-15 million light-years away (estimates in the literature range from about 11.7 to 21 million light-years).
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The Leo Triplet comprised of M65, M66 and NGC 3628.
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Messier 5 (M5, NGC 5904) is a globular cluster in the constellation Serpens (Serpens Caput), and among the largest and oldest star clusters belonging to the Milky Way.
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The Leo Triplet (also called the M66 Group) is a small, gravitationally bound group of three spiral galaxies in the constellation Leo, roughly 30-35 million light-years away: Messier 65, Messier 66, and NGC 3628.
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IC 405, the Flaming Star Nebula, is a mixed emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Auriga, surrounding the bright, irregular variable star AE Aurigae.
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NGC 1275 (also known as Perseus A or Caldwell 24) is a type 1.5 Seyfert galaxy located around 237 million light-years away in the direction of the constellation Perseus.
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Messier 96 (M96, NGC 3368) is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo and the brightest member of the Leo I Group (also known as the M96 Group), a small galaxy cluster that also includes M95 and M105.
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Messier 81, also known as Bode's Galaxy, is a classic grand-design spiral galaxy in Ursa Major lying about 12 million light-years away, with a disk spanning roughly 90,000 light-years.
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Messier 81, also known as Bode's Galaxy, is a classic grand-design spiral galaxy in Ursa Major lying about 12 million light-years away, with a disk spanning roughly 90,000 light-years.
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NGC 1893 and IC 410, the Tadpoles Nebula - BBC The Sky At Night "is located 12,000 lightyears from Earth in the Auriga constellation, and is nicknamed the Tadpole Nebula because of the tadpole-shaped clouds of dark dust that appear to be swimming towards the centre.
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The Orion Nebula (M42, NGC 1976) is a diffuse emission nebula in the constellation Orion and the closest large region of massive star formation to Earth, at a distance of roughly 1,300-1,350 light-years.
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The Pleiades (M45), also called the Seven Sisters, is a bright open star cluster in the constellation Taurus, easily visible to the naked eye and known since antiquity.
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NGC 1893 (IC 410 Tadpoles Nebula)
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Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS, also known as the Great Comet of 2024 and formally designated as C/2023 A3, is a non-periodic comet from the Oort cloud discovered by the Purple Mountain Observatory in China on 9 January 2023 and independently found by ATLAS South Africa on 22 February 2023.
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An aurora is a natural light display in Earth's upper atmosphere caused by charged particles from the Sun colliding with atoms in the atmosphere.
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Antares is a bright reddish star in the constellation Scorpius deriving its name from the Greek "Rival of Mars".
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Antares is a bright reddish star in the constellation Scorpius deriving its name from the Greek "Rival of Mars".
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NGC 2244 is an open star cluster embedded within the Rosette Nebula, a large HII region in the constellation Monoceros located about 5,200 light-years away.
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A portion of the Gamma Cygni Nebula IC 1318.
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The NGC 7822 Wikipedia says "NGC 7822 is a young star forming complex in the constellation of Cepheus.
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IC 1284 is an emission nebula located in the constellation Sagittarius about 5540 light years distant.
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M17 the Omega Nebula, also known as the Swan Nebula, Checkmark Nebula, Lobster Nebula, and the Horseshoe Nebula (catalogued as Messier 17 or M17 or NGC 6618) is an H II region in the constellation Sagittarius.
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M17 the Omega Nebula, also known as the Swan Nebula, Checkmark Nebula, Lobster Nebula, and the Horseshoe Nebula (catalogued as Messier 17 or M17 or NGC 6618) is an H II region in the constellation Sagittarius.
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M17 the Omega Nebula, also known as the Swan Nebula, Checkmark Nebula, Lobster Nebula, and the Horseshoe Nebula (catalogued as Messier 17 or M17 or NGC 6618) is an H II region in the constellation Sagittarius.
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M17 the Omega Nebula, also known as the Swan Nebula, Checkmark Nebula, Lobster Nebula, and the Horseshoe Nebula (catalogued as Messier 17 or M17 or NGC 6618) is an H II region in the constellation Sagittarius.
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This is a cropped and sharpened version of the previous image12P/Pons–Brooks is a periodic comet with an orbital period of 71 years.
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Kejimkujik National Park is a national park of Canada, covering 404 km2 (156 sq mi) in the southwest of Nova Scotia peninsula.
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Kejimkujik National Park is a national park of Canada, covering 404 km2 (156 sq mi) in the southwest of Nova Scotia peninsula.
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M13 Hercules Globular Cluster.M13 was discovered by Edmond Halley in 1714, and cataloged by Charles Messier on June 1, 1764 into his list of objects not to mistake for comets.
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Supernova 2023ixf lights up the Pinwheel Galaxy M101 as seen from my backyard.
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NGC 4889 (also known as Caldwell 35) is an E4 supergiant elliptical galaxy.
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Messier 106 (also known as NGC 4258) is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici.
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The Sombrero Galaxy (also known as Messier Object 104 or NGC 4594) is a peculiar galaxy of unclear classification in the constellation borders of Virgo and Corvus, being about 31.1 million light-years from the Milky Way galaxy.
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Handheld from the backyard 1.9% moon at 7:02 pm March 22, 2023 using a Nikon P900.
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NGC 4565 (also known as the Needle Galaxy or Caldwell 38) is an edge-on spiral galaxy about 30 to 50 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices more luminous than the Andromeda Galaxy.
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NGC2359 Thor's Helmet is an emission nebula in the constellation Canis Major.
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The dwarf planet Ceres (visual magnitude 7.0) orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter passed by the barred spiral galaxy M91 in Coma Berenices last night.
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The dwarf planet Ceres (visual magnitude 7.0) orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter passed by the barred spiral galaxy M91 in Coma Berenices last night.
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The Leo Triplet comprised of M65, M66 and NGC 3628.
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IC 405, the Flaming Star Nebula is an emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Auriga, surrounding the bluish, irregular variable star AE Aurigae found near the center of this image.
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IC 410, the Tadpoles Nebula - BBC The Sky At Night "is located 12,000 lightyears from Earth in the Auriga constellation, and is nicknamed the Tadpole Nebula because of the tadpole-shaped clouds of dark dust that appear to be swimming towards the centre.
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Mosaic of IC 405 (Flaming Star Nebula) 13,000 light-years and IC 410 (Tadpoles Nebula) 12,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Auriga.
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Mosaic of IC 405 (Flaming Star Nebula) 13,000 light-years and IC 410 (Tadpoles Nebula) 12,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Auriga.
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Mosaic of IC 405 (Flaming Star Nebula) 13,000 light-years and IC 410 (Tadpoles Nebula) 12,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Auriga.
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Comet C/2022 E3 ( ZTF)This image is less cropped.
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The Pacman Nebula NGC 281 is a bright emission nebula and part of an H II region in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia and is part of the Milky Way's Perseus Spiral Arm about 9200 ly away.
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The Pacman Nebula NGC 281 is a bright emission nebula and part of an H II region in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia and is part of the Milky Way's Perseus Spiral Arm about 9200 ly away.
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The Pacman Nebula NGC 281 is a bright emission nebula and part of an H II region in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia and is part of the Milky Way's Perseus Spiral Arm about 9200 ly away.
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Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun, and the largest in the Solar System.
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NGC 891 (also known as Caldwell 23, the Silver Sliver Galaxy, and the Outer Limits Galaxy) is an edge-on unbarred spiral galaxy about 30 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda.
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NGC 891 (also known as Caldwell 23, the Silver Sliver Galaxy, and the Outer Limits Galaxy) is an edge-on unbarred spiral galaxy about 30 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda.
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The Crescent Nebula NGC 6888 is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, about 5000 light-years away from Earth.
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Observing the Dark Horse rising as part of an evening of astronomical observations and imaging at Backcountry Site 15 in Kejmkujik National Park and National Historic Site, Nova Scotia Canada.
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NGC 4647 is an intermediate spiral galaxy estimated to be around 63 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo.
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Messier 98 or NGC 4192, is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 44.4 million light-years away in slightly northerly Coma Berenices, about 6° to the east of the bright star Denebola (Beta Leonis).
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