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Images from a private observatory in central Florida.

Month: February 2020

Horsehead and Flame Nebulas
Frank's Astrophotos

The Horsehead and the Flame

ByFrank Kane February 5, 2020December 16, 2020

I trained my telescope at this pair of nebulas in Orion for a total of 10 hours. On the right is the iconic Horsehead nebula – actually a dark cloud of gas in front of the illuminated nebula behind it. To the left is the Flame Nebula. In between, in the upper-left, is the bright…

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

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