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Tag: Virgo

Sombrero Galaxy

M104, the Sombrero – an attractive target for amateur astronomers; an edge-on spiral galaxy with an emphatic dark dust lane

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, M104, Messier 104, nature, photography, rant, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, soapbox, sombrero, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, Virgo, world

SN 2022hrs

A Supernova in Galaxy NGC 4647

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, Galaxy, image, LEDA 42846, m60, Meade LX-90, messier 60, nature, ngc 4647, ngc 4649, pareidolia, photography, science, Skywatcher EQ6-R, SN 2022hrs, southern skies, space, Stars, supernova, Universe, Virgo, world

My First Quasar!

3C 273

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, black hole, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, nature, photography, quasar, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, Virgo, world

Sombrero Galaxy

A galaxy with a very prominent symmetrical dust ring, seen about 6° from edge-on.

cosmos, deep sky, Galaxy, Lowell Observatory, M4, Messier 104, NGC 4594, Skywatcher esprit 120, Slipher, space, Universe, Virgo

Trifid Nebula

M20, a nebula in Sagittarius, is known as the Trifid Nebula. Its nebulosity is a combination of both emission and … More

b&w, black & white, Blue, Ed120, M20, M21, Messier, Monocolour, Nebula, NGC 6514, NGC 6531, Skywatcher, trifid, Virgo

Sombrero Galaxy

M104, a spiral galaxy in Virgo. Also known as NGC 4594, this galaxy is viewed approximately six degrees off its … More

Galaxy, M104, Messier, NGC 4594, Virgo

2010 – Deep Sky

  . I belong to Macarthur Astronomical Society and some of my images (and those of other members) were projected … More

Beta Monceros, Betelgeuse, Blue Racquet Nebula, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Centaurus, deep sky, Galaxy, Globular Cluster, Jewel Box, Lyra, M46, M57, NGC 2022, NGC 3918, NGC 4755, NGC 6572, NGC 7009, Omega Centauri, Ophiuchus, Orion, Planetary Nebula, Ring Nebula, Saturn Nebula, Star Cluster, The Blue Planetary Nebula, Triple Star System, Virgo

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