M88 — Spiral Galaxy in the Virgo Cluster
One of thousands, 47 million light years away
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A field journal of the night sky.
Captured from a backyard in Lakeway, Texas with a $500 telescope. One target at a time.
M20 — The Trifid Nebula
Three kinds of nebula in one frame, 5,200 light years away
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M17 — The Omega (Swan) Nebula
A bright emission nebula in Sagittarius, 5,500 light years away
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M8 — The Lagoon Nebula
A stellar nursery in Sagittarius, 5,000 light years away
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M51 — The Whirlpool Galaxy
A merger in progress, 23 million light years away
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The Veil Nebula
A supernova remnant 10,000 years in the making. Targeting the new moon at the end of June.