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NGC 281 - Pacman Nebula is a bright emission nebula and part of an H II region in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia and is part of the Milky Way's Perseus Spiral Arm. Colloquially, NGC 281 is also known as the Pacman Nebula for its resemblance to the video game character.
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12th August 2026 eclipse.
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The Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51a (M51a) or NGC 5194, is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus. It lies in the constellation Canes Venatici, and was the first galaxy to be classified as a spiral galaxy. It is 31 million light-years away and 76,900 light years in diameter.
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NGC 7000 - North America nebula
This portion of the north America nebula is known as the Cygnus wall, in the constellation Cygnus. It's an emission nebula of ionised hydrogen with dark bands of interstellar dust. This region is where the most active star formation is happening around 2600 light years away.
Shot on Seestar S50 and processed in Siril and GIMP.
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M101 - Pinwheel Galaxy is a face-on, counterclockwise intermediate spiral galaxy located 21 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781 and was communicated that year to Charles Messier, who verified its position for inclusion in the Messier Catalogue as one of its final entries.
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M27 - The Dumbbell Nebula is a planetary nebula in the constellation Vulpecula, at a distance of about 1360 light-years. It was the first such nebula to be discovered, by Charles Messier in 1764. At its brightness of visual magnitude 7.5 and diameter of about 8 arcminutes, it is easily visible in binoculars and is a popular observing target in amateur telescopes.
The Crescent Nebula is an emission nebula in Cygnus, about 5000 light-years away from Earth. It is formed by the stellar wind from a Wolf-Rayet star colliding with and energizing the slower moving wind ejected by the star when it became a red giant around 250,000 years ago. The result of the collision is a shell and two shock waves, one moving inward. The inward moving shock wave heats the stellar wind to X-ray-emitting temperatures
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The Triangulum Galaxy is a spiral galaxy 2.878 million light-years (ly) from Earth in the constellation Triangulum. It is catalogued as Messier 33 or NGC 598. With the diameter of 61,100 light-years, the Triangulum Galaxy is the third-largest member of the Local Group of galaxies, behind the Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way.
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The Iris Nebula is a bright reflection nebula located about 1,300 light years from Earth in the constellation of Cepheus. It's six light-years across. The nebula was discovered in 1794 by William Herschel.
🔭 EXPOSURE DETAILS
🔭 Telescope: ZWO Seestar S50
🌈 Filters: UV / IR Cut
🌌 Bortle Scale: 4
⏱️ INTEGRATION TIME
🎞️ OSC - 30 sec - 761 * 30s - 6h 20m
🎞️ OSC - 60 sec - 59 * 60s - 59m
Total Integration: 7h 19m
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M57 - Ring nebula
Different scopes for different folks... I had to experiment with this one because the ring nebula is so small in the sky. Different combinations of scope and camera determine the field of view.
Approximately 2,500 light years away in the constellation Lyra, the ring nebula is a planetary nebula. A leftover remnant of a dying star.
NGC 6979 - Pickering's triangle
A large filamentary nebula about 1500 light years away in the constellation Cygnus. A remnant of a star that went supernova about 20,000 years ago. Such a great summer target.
Shot on a Seestar S50 smartscope and processed in Siril and GIMP.
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NGC 6960 - Western Veil nebula
AKA the witch's broom. This is 1500 light years away and is part of the Cygnus loop... a large remnant from a star that went supernova about 20,000 years ago.
Seestar S50, processed in Siril and GIMP.
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NGC 869 and NGC 884 - double cluster in Perseus
Approx 7500 light years away with an estimated 20,000 solar masses.
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M27 - dumbell nebula
M27 dumbell nebula is around 1360 light years away in the constellation Vulpecula (fox). It was the first planetary nebula discovered, by Charles Messier in 1764.
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M56 is a Globular Cluster in the constellation Lyra and situated between Cygnus and Lyra. It's 32,000 light years away, so not really in our backyard.
Another one ticked off the Messier list, I suppose :)
ZWO Seestar S50 and processed in Siril and GIMP
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IC 1396A - The Elephant's Trunk Nebula
This is a dark, dense region of interstellar gas and dust located about 2,400 light-years away in the constellation Cepheus. 4 hours exposure on the Seestar S50, processed and edited in Siril and GIMP.
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NGC 7635 - Bubble Nebula
Caldwell 11 is also known as the Bubble Nebula and is 7000 light years away in Cassiopeia. The bubble is formed by the stellar winds from a massive star which also illuminates the nearby giant molecular cloud.
Seestar S50
Processed in Siril and GIMP
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M44 - Beehive cluster
An open cluster in the constellation of Cancer, the crab.
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M 45 - Pleiades - AKA Seven Sisters
An open star cluster situated about 440 lights years away. The local cluster actually contains up to 1000 fairly young stars. They glow bright blue and shine through nebulae - one of the jewels of the Winter sky.
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M42 - Great Nebula in Orion
Approximately 1270 light years away, this region of star formation is a naked eye object when visibility allows. The central area contains 4 young stars known as the trapezium.
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Luna - full worm moon on 3rd March 2026
Nikon Z30 - Sigma 56mm @ f1.4
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