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Berkeley 16 2 messages
Berkeley 16 (NGC 1798) is a trumpler (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trumpler_classification) class II 2 p open cluster located approximately 15,000 light-years away in Auriga. Luminance – 24x300s – bi
Berkeley 16 (NGC 1798) is a trumpler (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trumpler_classification) class II 2 p open cluster located approximately 15,000 light-years away in Auriga. Luminance – 24x300s – bi
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Dan Crowson
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Sharpless 206 3 messages
Sh2-206 (NGC 1491, Ced 21, LBN 704, LBN 706 and more) is a HII region located approximately 9,850 light-years away in Perseus. Ha – 30x1800s – 900 minutes – binned 1x1 Luminance – 24x600s – 240 minute
Sh2-206 (NGC 1491, Ced 21, LBN 704, LBN 706 and more) is a HII region located approximately 9,850 light-years away in Perseus. Ha – 30x1800s – 900 minutes – binned 1x1 Luminance – 24x600s – 240 minute
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Dan Crowson
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PGC 4015419 3 messages
PGC 4015419 (AGC 194054) is a low surface brightness galaxy located in Leo Minor. Luminance – 25x600s – 250 minutes – binned 1x1 RGB – 16x300s – 80 minutes each – binned 2x2 490 minutes total exposure
PGC 4015419 (AGC 194054) is a low surface brightness galaxy located in Leo Minor. Luminance – 25x600s – 250 minutes – binned 1x1 RGB – 16x300s – 80 minutes each – binned 2x2 490 minutes total exposure
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Dan Crowson
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Berkeley 7 3 messages
Berkeley 7 is a trumpler (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trumpler_classification) class III 2 p open cluster located approximately 7175 light-years away in Cassiopeia. Luminance – 24x300s – binned 1x1
Berkeley 7 is a trumpler (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trumpler_classification) class III 2 p open cluster located approximately 7175 light-years away in Cassiopeia. Luminance – 24x300s – binned 1x1
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Dan Crowson
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NGC 1961 2 messages
Hi all: NGC 1961 is a barred spiral in Camelopardalis, also cataloged as Arp 184 ("narrow filaments"): http://www.greggsastronomy.com/IMAGES/ngc1961-LRGB.jpg 1.3X crop: http://www.greggsastronomy.com/
Hi all: NGC 1961 is a barred spiral in Camelopardalis, also cataloged as Arp 184 ("narrow filaments"): http://www.greggsastronomy.com/IMAGES/ngc1961-LRGB.jpg 1.3X crop: http://www.greggsastronomy.com/
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Gregg Ruppel
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67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Here are views of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from January 11th from home and remote: 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko 2022-01-11 - Dardenne Prairie MO 06:08:26 - 06:37:02 UTC Astro-Tech AT90EDT - SBIG ST-8300
Here are views of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from January 11th from home and remote: 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko 2022-01-11 - Dardenne Prairie MO 06:08:26 - 06:37:02 UTC Astro-Tech AT90EDT - SBIG ST-8300
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Dan Crowson
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Sharpless 121
Sharpless 121 is a HII region located approximately 22,000 light-years away in Cygnus. I could only find a single paper on this object when looking for references - https://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu
Sharpless 121 is a HII region located approximately 22,000 light-years away in Cygnus. I could only find a single paper on this object when looking for references - https://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu
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Dan Crowson
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Berkeley 18 / King 22 3 messages
Berkeley 18 (King 22) is a trumpler (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trumpler_classification) class II 1 r open cluster located approximately 17.5 light-years away in Auriga. Luminance – 27x300s – binne
Berkeley 18 (King 22) is a trumpler (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trumpler_classification) class II 1 r open cluster located approximately 17.5 light-years away in Auriga. Luminance – 27x300s – binne
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Dan Crowson
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Pleiades deeply
Hi all: As a bit of an experiment, I tried imaging a bright familiar target with extended exposure time. I chose M45 and spent 52.5 hours imaging it over the past several weeks. Only 8 hours of RGB to
Hi all: As a bit of an experiment, I tried imaging a bright familiar target with extended exposure time. I chose M45 and spent 52.5 hours imaging it over the past several weeks. Only 8 hours of RGB to
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Gregg Ruppel
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Large Magellanic Cloud
Hi, This is an image of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). It is a satellite galaxy of the Milky way and is about 160,000 light years away in the constellation Dorado. It measures only about 14,000 lig
Hi, This is an image of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). It is a satellite galaxy of the Milky way and is about 160,000 light years away in the constellation Dorado. It measures only about 14,000 lig
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Bernard Miller
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Four galaxies in U Maj
Hi all: Some very good seeing and a couple weeks of moonless nights allowed me to capture some lesser known but very interesting galaxies, all in Ursa Major: NGC 3359 http://www.greggsastronomy.com/IM
Hi all: Some very good seeing and a couple weeks of moonless nights allowed me to capture some lesser known but very interesting galaxies, all in Ursa Major: NGC 3359 http://www.greggsastronomy.com/IM
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Gregg Ruppel
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Arp 113 3 messages
Arp 113 consists of NGC 67 through NGC 72 at the center of this image. This grouping is in Arp’s ‘E and E-like Galaxies - Close To and Perturbing Spirals’ class. The spiral at the top is NGC 70 (UGC 1
Arp 113 consists of NGC 67 through NGC 72 at the center of this image. This grouping is in Arp’s ‘E and E-like Galaxies - Close To and Perturbing Spirals’ class. The spiral at the top is NGC 70 (UGC 1
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Dan Crowson
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Sharpless 112 6 messages
Sharpless 112 (DWB 174 and others) is a nebula ionized by BD+45 3216. This one is located approximately 5,675 light-years away in Cygnus. Ha – 24x1800s – 720 minutes – binned 1x1 Luminance – 24x600s –
Sharpless 112 (DWB 174 and others) is a nebula ionized by BD+45 3216. This one is located approximately 5,675 light-years away in Cygnus. Ha – 24x1800s – 720 minutes – binned 1x1 Luminance – 24x600s –
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Dan Crowson
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NGC2403 3 messages
Hi, This is an image of NGC2403 I just finished. This is a spiral galaxy about 8 million light years away in the constellation Camelopardalis. It is a member of the M81 group. It is about 50,000 light
Hi, This is an image of NGC2403 I just finished. This is a spiral galaxy about 8 million light years away in the constellation Camelopardalis. It is a member of the M81 group. It is about 50,000 light
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Bernard Miller
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NGC2207 and IC2163 Colliding Galaxies 4 messages
NGC 2207 and IC 2163 are a pair of colliding spiral galaxies about 80 million light-years away in the constellation Canis Major. Both galaxies were discovered by John Herschel in 1835. The larger spir
NGC 2207 and IC 2163 are a pair of colliding spiral galaxies about 80 million light-years away in the constellation Canis Major. Both galaxies were discovered by John Herschel in 1835. The larger spir
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Dean Glace
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NGC3344 Spiral Galaxy 3 messages
NGC 3344 is a relatively isolated barred spiral galaxy located 22.5 million light years away in the constellation Leo Minor. This galaxy belongs to the group known as the Leo spur, which is a branch o
NGC 3344 is a relatively isolated barred spiral galaxy located 22.5 million light years away in the constellation Leo Minor. This galaxy belongs to the group known as the Leo spur, which is a branch o
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Dean Glace
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FW: NGC 1566 with SN 2021aefx
This image can be found in the March 2022 issue of Sky & Telescope – page 75. Also see Gregg Ruppel’s image of C/2021 A1 Leonard and M3 right below mine. Dan ---- Dan Crowson dcrowson@... Dardenne Pra
This image can be found in the March 2022 issue of Sky & Telescope – page 75. Also see Gregg Ruppel’s image of C/2021 A1 Leonard and M3 right below mine. Dan ---- Dan Crowson dcrowson@... Dardenne Pra
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Dan Crowson
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Comet Leonard from DSNM Last Night 2 messages
https://www.instagram.com/p/CYUMoqcrA-N/ The comet was only 5 degrees altitude, just a couple above the Chiricahuas, but I was able to get 30x20secs. Brian D. Ottum, Ph.D. (734) 260-0597 https://www.l
https://www.instagram.com/p/CYUMoqcrA-N/ The comet was only 5 degrees altitude, just a couple above the Chiricahuas, but I was able to get 30x20secs. Brian D. Ottum, Ph.D. (734) 260-0597 https://www.l
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Brian Ottum
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NGC 7044
NGC 7044 (Collinder 433 and others) is a trumpler (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trumpler_classification) class IV 2 p open cluster located approximately 10,300 light-years away in Cygnus. A decent pa
NGC 7044 (Collinder 433 and others) is a trumpler (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trumpler_classification) class IV 2 p open cluster located approximately 10,300 light-years away in Cygnus. A decent pa
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Dan Crowson
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2021 clear nights data
Doing this report today since the forecast is quite clear (actually quite cloudy) for tonight. To clarify our data, Tom and I break nights up into quarters and the night is given a percentage reflecti
Doing this report today since the forecast is quite clear (actually quite cloudy) for tonight. To clarify our data, Tom and I break nights up into quarters and the night is given a percentage reflecti
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William McLaughlin
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