Globular Clusters
M14
One of quite a few globular clusters from the Messier catalogue in constellation Ophiuchus.
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Globular Clusters
Tour
Globular Clusters
Moon
Moon
The moon’s bright appearance these nights is preventing me from going deep sky … so I tried a little bit on our old companion.
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Dark Nebulae
Antares Region
A glimpse to the south from Baasem (Eifel, Germany) towards Antares.
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Galaxies
Leo Triplet (M65, M66, NGC3628)
One of the most beautiful groups of galaxies in the spring sky.
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Open Clusters
Messier 44 (Beehive Cluster, Praesepe)
Messier 44 is one of the brightest and largest open star clusters in the northern sky. It spans about 3 times the diameter of the full moon in constellation Cancer and counts about 1000 stars.
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Planetary Nebulae
PK 164+31.1 (Jones-Emberson 1, Headphone Nebula)
A planetary nebula about 1600 light years distant in constellation Lynx.
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Dark Nebulae
Caldwell 49 & Caldwell 50 (NGC 2237, NGC 2238,…
This is a narrowband image of this beautiful bright rose in constellation Monoceros (Unicorn).
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Emission Nebulae
NGC 2174 (Monkey Head Nebula)
NGC 2174 is a HII region in constellation Orion about 6400 light years away.
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Comets
Comet C2022 E3 (ZTF)
Comet C2022 E3 (ZTF) together with IC405 (Flaming Star Nebula) and IC410 (Tadpoles Nebula)
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Comets
Comet C2022 E3 (ZTF)
Finally I could get a few minutes of clear sky with view on our current visitor, comet C2022 E3(ZTF).
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