Comets
Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
Videos taken on the evening of October 18th, 2024 from Rickenbach ZH, Switzerland.
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Comets
Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
Some quick exposures on evening of October 14th, 2024 when realizing that clouds opened up.
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Aurora
Aurora October 10th, 2024
Night of October 10th, 2024 from 21:45 to 05:20 MEST in Switzerland.
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Open Clusters
NGC 7789 (White Rose Cluster)
An open star cluster in constellation Cassiopeia about 7600 light years away.
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Dark Nebulae
Simeis 57 (Propeller Nebula)
An emission nebula in constellation Cygnus. Also found as DWB 111 and DWB 119.
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Dark Nebulae
Sh2-112
This emission nebula in constellation Cygnus is about 5000 light years away.
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Dark Nebulae
VdB 131/132, NGC 6914
Very young stars embedded in nice reflection nebulae VdB131/132 or NGC 6914. This is a star forming region about 4000 light years away in constellation Cygnus.
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Dark Nebulae
Sh2-119 (Clamshell Nebula)
This is a bright emission nebula about 2200 light years away in constellation Cygnus.
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Dark Nebulae
Sh2-86, NGC 6823, NGC 6820, Kn 9
A star cluster, an emission nebula and a reflection nebula in constellation Vulpecula about 6000 light years away.
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Emission Nebulae
Sh2-104
A less frequently imaged small HII regions in constellation Cygnus about 13000 light years away.
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