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Images from a private observatory in central Florida.

Month: March 2019

Abell 1656 in Coma Berenices
Frank's Astrophotos

Coma Berenices Galaxy Cluster

ByFrank Kane March 31, 2019December 16, 2020

AKA Abell 1656. There are tens of thousands of galaxies in this portion of the sky; almost everything in this image is an entire galaxy filled with hundreds of millions of stars. Whoah. And they’re hundreds of millions of light-years away. Click and zoom in to explore them all.

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"Leo Triplet" of galaxies
Frank's Astrophotos

The “Leo Trio” of galaxies

ByFrank Kane March 26, 2019December 16, 2020

Three nearby galaxies: M65, M66, and NGC 3628. All three are spiral galaxies, viewed from different angles. You can guess which one is called the “Hamburger Galaxy” đŸ™‚

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Cone Nebula
Frank's Astrophotos

Cone Nebula

ByFrank Kane March 15, 2019December 16, 2020

Narrowband image of the cone-shaped absorption nebula in front of the brighter emission nebula in this interesting region of the Christmas Tree Cluster, about 2,700 light-years away.

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Bode's Galaxies (M81 and M82)
Frank's Astrophotos

Bode’s Galaxies (M81 & M82)

ByFrank Kane March 7, 2019December 16, 2020

Johan Bode discovered both Bode’s Galaxy (M81, on the left) and the Cigar Galaxy (M82, on the right.) Look closely and you’ll see many other, more distant galaxies in the background as well.

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Frank’s Gallery

Medusa Nebula
Medusa Nebula
The Black Eye Galaxy
Bode's Galaxy
Bode’s Galaxy
M74
M74
Hickson 44 Galaxy Group
Hickson 44
Orion Nebula
Orion Nebula
Spider Nebula
Spider Nebula
M94
Elephant’s Trunk
M81 and M82
Bode’s Galaxies
Needle Galaxy
Sunflower Galaxy
Sunflower Galaxy
M88
Helix Nebula
Helix Nebula
NGC5264 + friends
Sombrero Galaxy (M104)
Sombrero Galaxy
M16
M16
M15
M15
Cocoon Nebula
2019 Lunar Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse
NGC1333
M13
California Nebula
California Nebula
Abell 1656 in Coma Berenices
Coma Berenices
Witch’s Broom
The Hidden Galaxy
Mars and Uranus
Crescent Nebula
NGC2841
Wizard Nebula
Wizard Nebula
M16, starless
Saturn
NGC3344
The Leo Trio
Jupiter
M20
Trifid Nebula
Silver Sliver Galaxy
M17
M100 with SN2019ehk
M100
NGC2903
April ’24 Eclipse
Monkey Head Nebula
Monkey Head Nebula
M5
vdB93
SH2-9
SH2-9
Butterfly Galaxies
M106
M14
M14
Mars
Centaurus A
Abell 33
Diamond Ring Nebula
Ghost of Cassiopeia
Sculptor Galaxy (NGC253)
Sculptor Galaxy
Coalsack Nebula
Baby Nebula (Soul Nebula) - Portion
Baby Nebula
Cygnus Wall
Cygnus Wall
Melotte 15
Veil Nebula
Veil Nebula
Abell 39
Abell 39
M61 with supernova
M61 / Supernova
NGC206
NGC206
NGC2336
NGC2336
Tulip Nebula
Whale Galaxy
Jellyfish Nebula
NGC2403
NGC2403
M92
Whale & Hockey Stick
The Sun
Comet C/2021 A1 Leonard
Comet Leonard
Omega Centauri
Flaming Star Nebula
Flaming Star Nebula
Cone & Fox Fur
Cave Nebula
Cave Nebula
Whirpool Galaxy
Horsehead Nebula
Horsehead Nebula
Bubble Nebula
M66
Pelican Nebula
NGC 3718
NGC 3718
M33
Triangulum Galaxy
Pinwheel Galaxy
Antennae Galaxies
Deer Lick Galaxy Group and Stephan's Quintet
Deer Lick Group
Hoag's Object
Hoag’s Object
The Moon
M3
M53
M53
M80
Rosette Nebula
Rosette Nebula
Horsehead and Flame
NGC5033
NGC5033,NGC5005
Northern Trifid
NGC660 polar ring galaxy
NGC 660
C/2022 E3 (ZTF)
PacMan Nebula
Pac-Man Nebula
Markarian's Chain of Galaxies
Markarian’s Chain
Dumbbell Nebula
Thor's Helmet
Thor’s Helmet
Iris Nebula
Soul Nebula
Soul Nebula
Lagoon Nebula
Dolphin Head Nebula

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