Nick
Sharpless 140
SH2-140 is a nebula and open cluster in the northern constellation Cepheus. This rarely photographed area is the central highlight of a...
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Nick
- Aug 22, 2019
- 2 min
Barnard 174 in Cepheus
Barnard 174 is a dark nebula in the constellation Cepheus. Dark nebulae or "fog" as it is sometimes called are clouds of cool gas, at...
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Nick
- Aug 18, 2019
- 1 min
M20 - Trifid nebula
The Trifid nebula is a combination of bright emission, reflection, and dark nebula located in the constellation of Sagittarius. It is...
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Nick
- Apr 17, 2019
- 1 min
NGC 2903 in Leo
NGC 2903, is a barred spiral galaxy in Leo. It has a bright center, with very active star formation. Estimated distance is around 29...
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Nick
- Sep 18, 2018
- 1 min
SH-101 (Tulip nebula)
SH-101 is a faint emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus. It is also dubbed "Tulip nebula" because of its flower shape. It would...
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Nick
- Aug 26, 2018
- 4 min
AT12 RC modification and cleaning
It has already been two years since the Astrotech 12'' RC became the workhorse of Asteria observatory. It has already logged tens of...
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Nick
- Aug 3, 2018
- 1 min
Galaxies galore (Abell 1656 cluster in Coma Berenices)
Can you count all the galaxies? This field is just 25x15 arc minutes. Only a quarter of a degree across. Yet, not unlike the Hubble Deep...
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Nick
- Jul 23, 2018
- 1 min
NGC 7129 in Cepheus
NGC 7129 is an open cluster, but longer exposures will reveal the associated reflection nebula in the center. Dark nebula LBN 497 can...
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Nick
- Jul 20, 2018
- 1 min
NGC 7662 in Andromeda (Blue Snowball)
NGC 7662 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Andromeda. The exact distance from earth is not currently known. The most recent...
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Nick
- Jul 17, 2018
- 1 min
Abell 262 galaxy cluster in Andromeda
Continuing to image that part of the sky around Andromeda at the time, another image from my collection, Abell 262. The brightest member...
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