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M 74
Read more: M 74M 74 or NGC 628 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Pisces. It is known as the phantom galaxy because of its low surface brightness that makes it a difficult object to observe.
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Double eclipse on Jupiter
Read more: Double eclipse on JupiterJupiter, photographed every 15 minutes on August 25, 2024 between 00:30 and 05:30 UTC when the first eclipse had already begun.I started photographing at 22:30 UTC but the first photos are not good because Jupiter was very low on the horizon, and in the following photos you can see an improvement of the quality of…
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Moon
Read more: MoonThe moon photographed in the phase close to the last quarter on August 24, 2024 at 1:11 UTC and 1:18 UTC. In the fist photo the crater Theophilus is especially evident with a diameter of 101 kilometers with a mountain formation in the center with four peaks that rise for about 1400 meters.A little further…
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NGC 507
Read more: NGC 507NGC 507 is the lenticular galaxy at the center of the photo in the constellation Pisces and it is the main member of its group of galaxies.
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NGC 896
Read more: NGC 896NGC 896 is an emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia, and it is the brightest part of a much larger nebula IC 1805.It is a region of recent star formation.
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IC 63
Read more: IC 63In the center of the photo there is IC 63 (Sh2-185), an emission nebula illuminated by γ Cas (gamma Cassiopeiae), the overexposed star at the upper left, a blue giant, visible to the naked eye; at the lower left there is the nebula IC 59.The three objects are physically close together.IC 63 is also called…
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Pallas
Read more: PallasThe asteroid Pallas photographed on 6 April 2024 at 23:37 and on 7 April 2024 at 00:55, therefore with a time interval of 78 minutes. You can appreciate its motion compared to the stars. Pallas is the third largest asteroid after Ceres and Vesta, it has a diameter of 513 kilometers and on the night…