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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

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

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