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IC1805

The Heart Nebula

IC1805, also known as the Heart Nebula is located in the constellation Cassiopeia. The red nebula is known as emission nebula and occurs due to ionized hydrogen gas. There is…

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NGC 869 & NGC 884 Open Clusters

The Double Cluster

The Double Cluster is a pair of relatively close open star clusters located in the constellation of Perseus. With a wide field eyepiece in a modest telescope it is like…

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Waxing Gibbous Moon at 55%

Waxing Gibbous Moon

This image of the waxing gibbous moon was taken in September of 2013. In this image south is up and the prominent crater Tycho is top right. The Sea of…

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Animated gif of the Mercury transit

Mercury transiting the Sun

This image was taken in May of 2016. Mercury last transited the sun in 2019 and the next transit is in 2032. Mercury transits the sun every few years from…

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