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06-Sep-2026Helix Nebula

Helix Nebula

The Helix Nebula (NGC 7293), is a large planetary nebula located in the constellation Aquarius, 695 light years away.

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02-Aug-2025Trifid Nebula

Trifid Nebula M20

A swirl of stellar creation, the Trifid Nebula (M20) reveals its dual personality here: rose-pink hydrogen emission framed by the cool, silvery glow of reflected starlight. Dark dust lanes slice the central clo

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23-Nov-2023Galaxy

Cosmic Island Galaxy NGC 210

NGC 210 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus, situated roughly 70 million light-years from Earth. In this photograph, the galaxy's grand design is evident, with its pronounced spiral arms and central b

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29-Sep-2022Planetary Nebula

Flaming Skull Nebula

When stars like the Sun are near end of life, they send their outer layers into space to create glowing clouds of gas, a planetary nebulae. This ejection of mass is uneven, and planetary nebulae can have comple

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03-Jul-2022NGC6818

Little Gem Nebula NGC6818

Perhaps too small of an object for amateur equipment to tease out any details, I decided to try my luck on the Little Gem Nebula. NGC 6818 is roughly 6000 light-years away from Earth. The glow of the cloud is j

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16-Jun-2022NGC3532

Wishing Well Cluster

First Calalogued in 1752, the NGC 3532, also known as the Wishing Well Cluster is an open cluster comprised of approximately 150 stars. It was also the first object ever observed by the Hubble Space Telescope.

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30-May-2022NGC1398

Barred Double Ring Spiral Galaxy NGC 1398

NGC 1398 is a barred spiral galaxy with double ring structure 65 million light years distant.

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29-Apr-2022NGC6872

NGC6872 Galactic Group

With more than 16 galaxies in one very narrow field of view, the elliptical galaxy NGC6876 is centered, interacting with NGC6877. In the bottom right, the spiral arms of NGC6872 are spread out by the interactio

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30-Mar-2022Emission Nebula

Sharpless 63

Although categorised as a hydrogen emission nebula, Sh2-63 lacks the bright red colouring typical of similar objects.

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08-Nov-2021NGC7233

Lyon Group of Galaxies 455

This interacting trio of galaxies is known as the Lyon Group of Galaxies 455, made up of the galaxies NGC 7233 (middle), NGC 7232 (upper), and NGC 7232B (right).

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10-Aug-2021NGC3521

The Bubble Galaxy

NGC 3521 is a flocculent spiral galaxy located 26 million light-years away from Earth

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23-Jul-2021NGC5068

Spiral Galaxy NGC 5068

NGC 5068 is a seldom photographed face-on galaxy sporting a bright central bar with diffuse spiral arms containing areas of pink hydrogen nebulosity and star-forming regions.

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12-Jun-2021NGC5084

Spiral Galaxy NGC 5084

Categorised as a supermassive disk galaxy, at a distance of 80 million light years and 200,000 light years across, NGC 5084 is one of the largest galaxies in the Virgo Supercluster. Seen edge on, the warped dis

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15-Feb-2021Planetary Nebula

Cosmic Bubble NGC 6781

Stars such as our Sun do not contain enough mass to finish their lives in the glorious explosions known as supernovae. However, they are still able to salute their imminent demise into dense, Earth-sized embers

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26-Nov-2020Planetary

Red Spider Nebula

The Red Spider Nebula (also catalogued as NGC 6537) is a planetary nebula located near the heart of the Milky Way.

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21-Nov-2020Caldwell 101

Spiral Galaxy NGC 6744

NGC 6744 (Caldwell 101) is a spiral galaxy about 31 million light-years away, tilted towards our line of sight. It is thought to be one of the most Milky Way-like spiral galaxies in our immediate vicinity. It a

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13-Oct-2020IC4601

Reflection Nebula IC 4601

IC 4601 is a reflection nebula within the larger Blue Horsehead Nebula. Reflection nebulae are actually made up of dust that normally appears dark but can reflecting the light of nearby stars.

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01-Oct-2020NGC5170

Edge On Spiral Galaxy NGC 5170

NGC5710 is a rarely photographed spiral galaxy approximately 96 million light years distant. The core is comprised of old yellow stars, with young blue stars in its spiral arms, obscured by prominent dust lanes