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Crab Nebula

Ron Brecher — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 13:44:51 +0000

M1, The Crab Nebula Click image for full size version October 27, 2020 The Crab Nebula is a remnant of a supernova caused by the explosion of a massive star about 6,500 light years away in Taurus, the Bull. The progenitor star exploded in July 1054 A.D., and was seen and documented by people around [...]

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Jellyfish Nebula

Ron Brecher — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 21:42:49 +0000

Jellyfish Nebula Click image for full size version March 25, 2018 The Jellyfish Nebula is in the lower right corner of this image, swimming through Gemini. It is catalogued as IC443, and is a remnant of a supernova explosion (exploding large star) thought to have occurred 3,000 - 30,000 years ago, about 5,000 light years [...]

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Simeis 147 Supernova Remnant

Ron Brecher — Sun, 10 Dec 2017 20:17:49 +0000

Simeis 147 Supernova Remnant Click image for full size version December 10, 2017, Space.com Image of the Day 14/12/2017, Amateur Astronomy Picture of the Day 18/8/2018 Simeis 147 is known as the Spaghetti Nebula, and is a member of the Sharpless Catalogue (Sh2-240). It is a supernova remnant, produced by the explosive death of a [...]

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Sharpless 221, Supernova Remnant

Ron Brecher — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 00:15:38 +0000

Sharpless 221, Supernova Remnant Click image for full size version March 7, 2017. Astronomy Magazine Picture of the Day, March 21, 2017 Sharpless 221 (Sh2-221) is a huge supernova remnant in Auriga, The Charioteer, not far from the bright star Capella. It has about four times the Moon's diameter on the sky, and lies about 2,600 light years [...]

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M81 and M82

Ron Brecher — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 16:39:46 +0000

M81 and M82 Click image for full size version February 8, 2017 These two galaxies are M81 (Bode’s Galaxy, left) and M82 (the Cigar Galaxy, right). These two galaxies lie about 11 million light years away and are separated by about a million light years. They are both visible in binoculars in a dark sky, [...]

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NGC6960, the Western Veil Nebula

Ron Brecher — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 00:00:54 +0000

NGC6960, Western Veil Nebula Click image for full size version September 21, 2016; posted on space.com November 4, 2016; Hot Shot in BBC Sky at Night Magazine, November 2016, AAPOD, December 10, 2016, RASC National Newsletter, January, 2017 This image shows NGC6960 (sometimes called "The Witch's Broom") at the top, [...]

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NGC3372, The Eta Carina Nebula

Ron Brecher — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 01:34:51 +0000

NGC3372, The Eta Carina NebulaClick image for full size versionFebruary 20, 2016This image is a collaboration with my friend, Shawn Nielsen (visibledark.ca). Shawn collected the data remotely from an observatory in Australia, and we processed it together in PixInsight.The Eta Carina Nebula, also known as the Great Nebula in Carina, is located approximately 6,500 to 10,000 light year [...]

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NGC6979, The Veil Nebula

Ron Brecher — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 15:00:56 +0000

NGC6979, The Veil Nebula Click image for full size version September 30, 2015 The Veil Nebula is a huge and complex supernova remnant located in Cygnus. I have shot the eastern and western sections of the Veil before, and the entire nebula with a wide field scope. NGC6979 seems to be rarely imaged, so I went after [...]

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NGC6960 and Pickering’s Triangle

Ron Brecher — Sat, 24 Jan 2015 19:30:55 +0000

NGC6960 and Pickering's Triangle (2015) Click image for full size version January 24, 2015; Amateur Astronomy Picture of the Day March 22, 2015 [Click here for a more recent image that includes O3 data] The Veil Nebula complex is huge, covering about 7 moon widths on the sky, so I can't get it all into one [...]

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NGC6992, Eastern Veil Nebula

Ron Brecher — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 19:14:41 +0000

NGC6992, Eastern Veil Nebula Click image for full size version January 23, 2015; Astronomy Magazine Picture of the Day, September 30, 2015 This shot shows the Eastern Veil Nebula set in the rich background of the Milky Way. It complements images that I have taken of Pickering's Triangle on its own and with the Western [...]

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