M75 (NGC 6864) is a globular cluster in the constellation Sagittarius.
by Mark Bailey
Messier 75
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Messier 26
M26 (NGC 6694) is an open cluster in the constellation Scutum above Sagittarius. This object is low this time of year and sets early, so I snuck it in after sunset but before astronomical twilight ended.
by Mark Bailey
Messier 11
M11 (NGC 6705) is an open cluster in the constellation Scutum commonly known as the Wild Duck Cluster.
Here’s the stars:
by Mark Bailey
The picture was taken with a modified Canon Rebel on a TEC 140 from the Alpenglow-Torrey House Observatory in the dark sky community of Torrey, Utah (Bortle 2-3) on October 24, 2022. 10 2-minute frames stacked in Deep Sky Stacker = 20 minute exposure.
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Messier 56
Messier 57
M57 (NGC 6720) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Lyra commonly known as the Ring Nebula.
by Mark Bailey
Messier 71 — loose glob
Messier 29
M29 (NGC 6913) is an open cluster in the constellation Cygnus.
The cluster is in the center of the frame.
by Mark Bailey
Messier 39
M39 (NGC 7092) is an open cluster in the constellation Cygnus.
The blue stars with spikes are most of the cluster.
by Mark Bailey
Messier 76
M76 (NGC 650/651) is a planetary nebula in Perseus known as the Little Dumbbell Nebula. It is one of the faintest Messier objects and one of only four planetary nebulae in Messier’s catalog.
A planetary nebula is from an exploded star, in spite of its name .
M76 is in the center of the frame below.:
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Messier 77
M77 (NGC 1068) is a spiral galaxy in constellation Cetus.
M77 is in center of frame below.
The picture was taken with a modified Canon Rebel on a TEC 140 from the Alpenglow Torrey House Observatory in the dark sky community of Torrey, Utah on September 26th 2022. Continue reading