Category: Astronomy

  • NGC 6995

    NGC 6995

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    The photo shows part of the Veil nebula, centered on NGC 6995, and it is the remnant of a supernova that exploded about 10,000 to 20,000 years ago.

  • M 8

    M 8

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    The Lagoon nebula, or M 8 or NGC 6523, is an emission nebula in the constellation Sagittarius and contains within it the open cluster NGC 6530.

  • Last quarter moon

    Last quarter moon

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    Here are some shots of the moon in a phase very close to the last quarter.

  • M 101

    M 101

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    The spiral galaxy M 101 or NGC 5457 in the constellation Ursa Major, photographed on January 14, 2023 at 01:51:59 universal time, 02:51:59 local time for an exposure time of 30 minutes.

  • M 63

    M 63

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    The spiral galaxy M 63 or NGC 5055 in the constellation Canes Venatici, photographed on January 14, 2023 at 00:33:34 universal time, 01:33:34 local time with an exposure time of 30 minutes.

  • M 51

    M 51

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    The interacting galaxies M 51 (NGC 5194) and NGC 5195 in the constellation Canes Venatici, photographed on January 13, 2023 at 23:24:11 Universal Time (January 14, 2023 00:24:11 local time) with an exposure time of 30 minutes.

  • Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)

    Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)

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    I observed the comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) on the night of January 14, 2023 between 02:42:44 and 03:15:51 UT which correspond to 03:42:44 – 04:15:51 local time, two days after its perihelion and at a distance of about 100 million kilometers from Earth and a magnitude of 6.7

  • Mars

    Mars

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    I am waiting for the opposition of Mars of December 2022.

  • NGC 253

    NGC 253

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    NGC 253 is a spiral galaxy in the Sculptor constellation.It is the main galaxy of the cluster of galaxies called the Sculptor Group which is relatively close to the Local Group to which the Milky Way belongs.

  • NGC 7293

    NGC 7293

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    NGC 7293 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Aquarius, known as the Helix nebula or also the eye of God.