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North Merritt Island Observatory
Images from a private observatory in central Florida.

Month: October 2018

Pinwheel Galaxy
Frank's Astrophotos

The Pinwheel Galaxy

ByFrank Kane October 30, 2018December 16, 2020

Hope to revisit this under better conditions in the future; but this came out OK considering a bright moon was out the night it was taken. The Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is near the end of the handle of the Big Dipper in the sky, although physically it is tens of millions of light-years more distant.

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The Whirlpool Galaxy
Frank's Astrophotos

The Whirlpool Galaxy

ByFrank Kane October 30, 2018December 16, 2020

The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) appears to be sucking the life out of its companion, NGC 5195. While these galaxies are interacting, they’re not actually connected right now – it just looks that way.

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Thor's Helmet nebula
Frank's Astrophotos

Thor’s Helmet

ByFrank Kane October 30, 2018December 16, 2020

An interesting emission nebula 30 light years across. Imaged with narrowband filters.

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The Moon
Frank's Astrophotos

The Moon

ByFrank Kane October 29, 2018December 16, 2020

A full moon captured with a Canon T6i DSLR.

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The Eagle Nebula
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The Eagle Nebula

ByFrank Kane October 29, 2018December 16, 2020

A wider shot of the Eagle Nebula, with the famous “pillars of creation” in its center.

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Helix Nebula
Frank's Astrophotos

The Eye of Sauron

ByFrank Kane October 29, 2018December 16, 2020

The Helix Nebula is also known as the Eye of Sauron or the Eye of God.

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Veil Nebula
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A Spooky Knot in the Veil Nebula

ByFrank Kane October 29, 2018December 16, 2020

Taken just prior to Halloween in 2018, the southeastern knot of the Eastern Veil Nebula takes on a ghostly appearance when imaged in the Hubble palette with narrowband filters.

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Frank’s Gallery

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

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