NGC 6914
The image in this article was reprocessed using improved tools and techniques. To see the original image, click here. The bluish nebula near the center of this image is NGC…
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Caldwell 27 – The Crescent Nebula
The Crescent Nebula is located about 5,000 light years in the constellation Cygnus. It was created by Wolf-Rayet star WR 136, visible at center. Wolf-Rayet stars are massive, super-bright stars.…
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Messier 16 – The Eagle Nebula
The image in this article was reprocessed using improved tools and techniques. To see the original image, click here. Messier 16 is a combination open cluster and emission nebula located…
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Messier 17 – The Omega Nebula
The image in this article was reprocessed using improved tools and techniques. To see the original image, click here. Messier 17, also called the Omega Nebula and the Swan Nebula,…
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Messier 20 – The Trifid Nebula, and Messier 21
The Trifid Nebula is located a little above the Lagoon Nebula when viewed facing south in the northern hemisphere. It is an interesting mixture of emission, reflection, and dark nebulae…
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Messier 8 – The Lagoon Nebula
The image in this article was reprocessed using improved tools and techniques. To see the original image, click here. If you live in the mid- to lower-latitudes of the northern…
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North America and Pelican Nebulae
The image in this article was reprocessed using improved tools and techniques. To see the original image, click here. Another break in the weather! My son and I went out…
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Messier 92
Clouds, rain, and excessive humidity. That's life in East Texas, especially during the spring and early summer. Soon enough it will probably be hot, dry, and dusty. But for now,…
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Messier 13
It's been raining a lot lately, but one night I was able to take advantage of a short window of clear sky before the humidity got too high. Here are…
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Antares Nebula
Amid the continuing spring storms, the sky cleared up for a few hours one Saturday night/Sunday morning. I went to the Dominey Observatory to visit a friend and do some…
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