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Shapley 3 by Gerald Armstrong

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M-57_09142015 by Gerald Armstrong

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NGC 1535 11122015 + ST-2002 by Gerald Armstrong

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BV 1 11172004 by Gerald Armstrong

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Nov. 17, 2004

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IC63 - Phantom Nebula by David Nicholson

m42 by Yoshihide Yamato

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SS02 - Jupiter + 3 moons & GRS by David Nicholson

NGC 5281 by Gerald Armstrong

OBJECT: NGC 5281; Cr 276; Mel 120; OCL 911; C1343-626

CLASS: Open Cluster aka Galactic Cluster

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POSITION (2000.0): 13 46 36.7 -62 54 34

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DIAMETER: 8.0'

DISTANCE (parsecs): 1294

TYPE: I3m

MAGNITUDE: 5.9

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REFERANCE: Star Clusters - Archinal & Hynes, 2003

DATE: May 23/24, 2015

TIME: 01:33 to 01:50 AM (local time)

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K 4-55 by Gerald Armstrong

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BV 3 by Gerald Armstrong

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NGC 1514 by Gerald Armstrong

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NGC 6058 by Gerald Armstrong

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NGC 6772 by Gerald Armstrong

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20130730-Autosave-2 by Chris Christopherson

M-76 by Gerald Armstrong

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IC342 - Hidden Galaxy by David Nicholson

IC443 - Jellyfish Nebula (Ha) by David Nicholson

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NGC 7026 by Gerald Armstrong

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SS09 - Saturn 19-09-2019 by David Nicholson

M 2-2 by Gerald Armstrong

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NGC 2301 - Hagrids Dragon Cluster by David Nicholson

Orion + Horsehead + Flame Nebulae by Yibo Guo

M97 - Owl Nebula by David Nicholson

NGC 6326 04-20-2013 Ara enhanced by Gerald Armstrong

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NGC 6852 by Gerald Armstrong

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NGC 6644 by Gerald Armstrong

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M67 - King Cobra Cluster #1 by David Nicholson

M67 - King Cobra Cluster #2 by David Nicholson

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Caldwell 33 - The Veil Nebula (Ha-OIII) by David Nicholson

SS04 - Jupiter with GRS by David Nicholson

SS05 - Mars by David Nicholson

M 2-55_09152015 by Gerald Armstrong

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NGC 6804 by Gerald Armstrong

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M104 - Sombrero Galaxy #1 by David Nicholson

NGC 6888 - Crescent Nebula (Ha-OIII) by David Nicholson

20130730-Autosave by Chris Christopherson

NGC 6404 by Gerald Armstrong

OBJECT: NGC 6404; Cr 340; OCL1024; C1736-332

CLASS: Open Cluster aka Galactic Cluster

CONSTELLATION: Scorpius

POSITION (2000.0): 17 39.6 -33 14

URANOMETRIA 2000.0 MAP: 164L

DIAMETER: 6.0'

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TYPE: III2m

MAGNITUDE: 10.6

MEMBERS: 50

REFERANCE: Star Clusters - Archinal & Hynes, 2003

DATE: May 17/18, 2015

TIME: 01:23 to 01:40 AM (local time)

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Trumpler 28 by Gerald Armstrong

OBJECT: Trumpler 28; Cr 337; OCL 1029; C1733-324

CLASS: Open Cluster aka Galactic Cluster

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POSITION (2000.0): 17 36 59 -32 28.4

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DIAMETER: 6.0'

DISTANCE (parsecs): 1374

TYPE: III2m n

MAGNITUDE: 7.7

MEMBERS: 85

REFERANCE: Star Clusters - Archinal & Hynes, 2003

DATE: May 17/18, 2015

TIME: 11:49 PM to 12:05 AM (local time)

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Antennae Galaxies (Arp 244) by Addy

Two colliding galaxies in the constellation Corvus, with enhanced star formation rate and rich hydrogen regions. The star stream resembles an insect's antenna, which is how it got the name.

This is an LRGB composition. The red uses the R filter, the green uses the G filter, the blue uses the B filter, and the L filter is used for luminance. Stack of 8 x 600 seconds for the L and B, 9 x 600 seconds for the R and G. Total integration of 6 hours and 40 minutes.

Data credit: Telescope Live

Processing Credit: Addy

Sh 2-71 by Gerald Armstrong