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M101 and NGC5474
M101 framed with NGC5474, two spiral galaxies in Ursa Major. I still have to add Hydrogen Alpha data to it, but I wanted to process it...
TJ Connolly
Jul 18, 20211 min read
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NGC3628
NGC3628, also known as the Hamburger Galaxy, an unbarred spiral galaxy, in the constellation Leo. This Galaxy is one of the galaxies that...
TJ Connolly
Jun 22, 20211 min read
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Cygnus Wall
The Cygnus Wall, a star forming region in NGC7000 And the constellation Cygnus. I took the ZWO ASI2600mc-pro OSC camera off to do some...
TJ Connolly
Jun 17, 20211 min read
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M51
Whirlpool Galaxy, M51, in the constellation Canes Venatici. It is approximately 31 million light years away from earth. OSC camera data...
TJ Connolly
Jun 14, 20211 min read
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Needle Galaxy
Needle Galaxy, NGC4565, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices. It is approximately 43 million light years away from earth....
TJ Connolly
Jun 11, 20211 min read
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NGC4222, NGC4216 and NGC4206
From left to right, NGC4222, NGC4216, and NGC4206, spiral galaxies in the Virgo galaxy cluster. There are also many faint fuzzies...
TJ Connolly
Jun 4, 20211 min read
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Eagle Nebula
Eagle Nebula, M16, in the constellation Serpens. An OSC camera and an Optolong L-Extreme filter. The starless image was created with...
TJ Connolly
Jun 3, 20211 min read
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Pelican Nebula
Believe it or not, I didn’t use any filters in these Pelican Nebula images with the ZWO ASI2600mc-pro and the Hyperstar. I extracted each...
TJ Connolly
May 30, 20211 min read
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ARP 1
ARP1, (galaxy upper right) also known as NGC2857, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major (The Big Dipper). ARP1 is a small faint...
TJ Connolly
May 15, 20211 min read
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Crab Nebula M1
The Crab Nebula, M1, a supernova remnant in the constellation of Taurus. It is the remnants of a bright supernova observed by Chinese...
TJ Connolly
Mar 9, 20211 min read
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Christmas Tree Cluster
The Christmas Tree Cluster and Cone Nebula in the constellation Monoceros. Imaged from my backyard in Upstate New York with a Celestron...
TJ Connolly
Dec 22, 20201 min read
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Helix Nebula
The Helix Nebula, a planetary nebula located in the constellation Aquarius. It is approximately 655 light years away from earth. A...
TJ Connolly
Dec 20, 20201 min read
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Superman Galaxy
Superman Galaxy, NGC7479, a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus. The galaxy is approximately 105 million light years away....
TJ Connolly
Oct 19, 20201 min read
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Trifid and Lagoon Nebula
This is a wide field image I captured of the Trifid Nebula and Lagoon Nebula in the constellation Sagittarius. No filters were used in...
TJ Connolly
Jul 11, 20201 min read
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Pelican Nebula
The Pelican Nebula (Pterodactyl Nebula) in the constellation Cygnus. This is an emission nebula, rich in ionized hydrogen and is the...
TJ Connolly
Jun 25, 20201 min read
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TJ Connolly
Jun 21, 20201 min read
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Ghost of Cepheus
The Ghost of Cepheus, a reflection nebula in the constellation Cepheus. It can be located in sky charts as Sh2-136 or VdB 141. A...
TJ Connolly
Jun 19, 20201 min read
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TJ Connolly
Jun 17, 20201 min read
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Barnard 150
Barnard 150, a dark nebula in the constellation Cepheus. Does it look like a person running? Does it look like a sea horse? A dark nebula...
TJ Connolly
Jun 16, 20201 min read
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Whirlpool Galaxy, M51
The Whirlpool Galaxy, Messier 51, in the constellation Canes Venatici. It is an interacting spiral galaxy that is approximately 23...
TJ Connolly
May 31, 20201 min read
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