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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 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.: Continue reading

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