Saturday, September 24, 2011

The Dark Horse and The Pipe Nebula

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Click HERE to see it at its highest resolution Astronomers have given the dark areas in the above image two familiar names:  "Dark Ho...
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Monday, September 12, 2011

Green Comet and Globular Cluster

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Click on the image for a larger view The image above is of Comet Garradd as it went by the globular cluster M71 in the constellation Sagitta...
Friday, September 2, 2011

Supernova Erupts in the Pinwheel Galaxy

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Click on the Image for a large view On August 24, the Palomar Observatory discovered a supernova in M101, the Pinwheel Galaxy.  The supernov...
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Friday, August 12, 2011

The Needle Galaxy - NGC4565

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Click on the Image for a Larger View Commonly known as the "Needle Galaxy" because of its narrow edge-on appearance, this spiral g...
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Sunday, July 10, 2011

Milky Way

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Click on Image for a Larger View This is our home galaxy, which we call the Milky Way.  The 10mm lens I used gives  a 107-degree diagonal v...
Wednesday, July 6, 2011

How To Take Star Trails Around The North Star

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Click on the Image for a Larger View Star trails are easy to take with your digital camera, but before I tell you how I created the...
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Colorful Nebulae around the Antares and Ophiuchus Region

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Click on Image for Larger View This is one of the most colorful regions in the Milky Way.  Visually, even with the largest telescope, you w...
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