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Images from a private observatory in central Florida.

Month: October 2020

NGC206
Frank's Astrophotos

A Star Cloud in Another Galaxy

ByFrank Kane October 13, 2020December 16, 2020

NGC206 is an unusual object. It’s a cluster of stars, which in itself is not unusual at all… but it’s in ANOTHER GALAXY. The Andromeda Galaxy, to be precise. The fact that we can see it so clearly, two and a half million light-years away, boggles the mind. It’s that cluster of blue stars near…

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

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