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ASTRO: Pal 14 by
Rick Johnson[_2_]
Palomar 14 (Pal 14) is probably the least well known globular cluster in
Hercules. It is just over the border from Serpens Caput, in fact the
right 40% of...
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591 |
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ASTRO: The surprising M 40 field by
Rick Johnson[_2_]
M40 is simply the double star Winnecke 4. The separation has been
steadily increasing since Winnecke first measured it at 49.2" in 1863 at
a position angle...
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818 |
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ASTRO:Aurora and Conjunction by
jim wilson
One straight up, the other NE. From Sunday 7-15-12, Calgary. At 51 °
North, the aurora was bright on the SOUTH horizon (not pictured)...
jim
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617 |
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ASTRO: Abell 2197 an amazing field by
Rick Johnson[_2_]
Abell 2197 is a moderately condensed galaxy cluster containing over 50
galaxies, most "big and bright" at least compared to most Abell
clusters. It is about...
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697 |
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ASTRO: Arp 178 revisited by
Rick Johnson[_2_]
This is a reshoot with twice the exposure time under a bit better
seeing. It didn't pick up much more of the plumes than the first but
detail in the galaxy...
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1,212 |
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782 |
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ASTRO: NGC 6015 and a cometary galaxy by
Rick Johnson[_2_]
NGC 6015 is a multi-armed, warped spiral galaxy in Draco, south of the
bowl of the Little Dipper. It's distance is hard to pin down. Too
close for redshift...
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702 |
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ASTRO: Nova Sagittarius 2012 No. 4 by
Rick Johnson[_2_]
Nova Sagittarius No. 4 (how's that for a name) was just discovered.
Since I thought I had a clear night I decided to give it a try. It is
at 18h 20m 27s...
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580 |
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NGC 5591 by
Rick Johnson[_2_]
NGC 5591 is a double galaxy in Bootes about 540 million light years
away. The galaxies appear to be making their first encounter. Whether
their velocities...
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673 |
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ASTRO: NGC 4274 by
Rick Johnson[_2_]
NGC 4274 is an odd barred spiral in Coma Berenices about 50 to 60
million light-years distant by redshift. Other measurements put it much
closer or further...
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554 |
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ASTRO: NGC 3675 by
Rick Johnson[_2_]
NGC 3675 is a beautiful but rarely imaged flocculent galaxy in Ursa
Major. By redshift it is about 46 million light-years distant. Other
measurements,...
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507 |
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ASTRO: NGC 5701 by
Rick Johnson[_2_]
NGC 5701 is a quasi ringed barred spiral about 80 million light-years
distant in Virgo. The arms are very faint. They are quite odd in that
the inner half...
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895 |
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ASTRO: NGC 4656 by
Rick Johnson[_2_]
NGC 4656, the Hockey Stick Galaxy, is a highly disturbed galaxy or
galaxies depending on who you read, located in Canes Venatici. It
carries two NGC...
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582 |
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ASTRO: M101 satellite dwarf galaxy NGC 5585 by
Rick Johnson[_2_]
NGC 5585 is one of four dwarf satellite galaxies of M101. Therefore it
is about the same distance as M101 which is usually state to be 25 to 27
million...
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2 |
991 |
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1 |
907 |
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ASTRO: UGC 8496 and UGC 8502 by
Rick Johnson[_2_]
UGC 08496 is an interacting double galaxy in Canes Venatici 4 degrees
northeast of M3 about 230 million light-years distant. The southern
galaxy is compact...
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1,213 |
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ASTRO: NGC 3938 by
Stefan Lilge
NGC 3938 is one of my favourite galaxies since I first imaged it in 2002 (at
that time with an 8" Meade LX200 and MX516 camera, 2x20m exposure, to be
found...
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2 |
3,001 |
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ASTRO: NGC 5921 by
Rick Johnson[_2_]
NGC 5921 is a pretty face on barred spiral galaxy in Serpens Caput about
3 degrees north of M5. It is well worth visiting when viewing the far
more commonly...
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1,066 |
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698 |
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ASTRO: NGC 4163 by
Rick Johnson[_2_]
NGC 4163 is a dwarf starburst galaxy that is part of the Ursa Major
group just west of the far better known and larger dwarf NGC 4214. It
is located in...
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849 |