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Month: January 2018

Messier 51 – Whirlpool Galaxy

by Urban AstronomerUncategorizedPosted on January 28, 2018January 27, 2018No Comments

Shot through massive light pollution over staggeringly huge The Village At Fairview outdoor mall complex. This started as an add-on session to my first attempt at narrowband imaging and turned out much better than I hoped for.  Of course this would be much more grand out in the country but that’s not what this site …

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Getting on the Narrowband wagon – Horsehead Nebula

by Urban AstronomerUncategorizedPosted on January 27, 2018January 27, 2018No Comments

Barnard 33 – The Horsehead Nebula in Orion If you find Orion’s belt, the eastern most star is Alnitak.  Just a bit South and West from that star is this region, cataloged by Edward Emerson Barnard in 1919 in his book of dark nebulae.  This cloud of dust is #33 on his list so we …

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