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

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