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NGC 6946 the fireworks galaxy. Located 25M light years away from earth its called teh fireworks galaxy because a lot of supernova have been discovered in it. .
12 1/2 hours of exposure time from my telescope at starfront observatory in the hill country

ngc 6888 the crescent nebula. about 5000 light years away. the nebula is formed by the bright star near the center of the nebula. that is known as WR 136 and is whats called a wolf rayett star. a wolf rayet star is a very large star nearing the end of its life. as it neared the end of its life it shed its outer layers becoming a red dwarf. what was left is a star depleted of hydrogen and because its so large it is now fusing heavier elements. wold rayet stars have surface temps as high as 200,000 degrees kelvin compared to the suns 5700.

the star is emitting large amounts of gas in its stellar wind. teh stelalr wind moves very rapidly and is colliding with the slower moving gas ejected when it became a red giant. that creates the nebula

this is 40 hours of data from my backyard

ngc 6888 the crescent nebula. about 5000 light years away. the nebula is formed by the bright star near the center of the nebula. that is known as WR 136 and is whats called a wolf rayett star. a wolf rayet star is a very large star nearing the end of its life. as it neared the end of its life it shed its outer layers becoming a red dwarf. what was left is a star depleted of hydrogen and because its so large it is now fusing heavier elements. wold rayet stars have surface temps as high as 200,000 degrees kelvin compared to the suns 5700.

the star is emitting large amounts of gas in its stellar wind. teh stelalr wind moves very rapidly and is colliding with the slower moving gas ejected when it became a red giant. that creates the nebula

this is 40 hours of data from my backyard

NGC 7635 the bubble nebula. located about 10,000 light years away the nebula is created by the stellar wind from a massive hot star as it meets interstellar matter. the radiation from the star causes the nebula to glow in the same way a neon light works.

22 hours of exposure time in my backyard

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NGC 7635 the bubble nebula. located about 10,000 light years away the nebula is created by the stellar wind from a massive hot star as it meets interstellar matter. the radiation from the star causes the nebula to glow in the same way a neon light works.

22 hours of exposure time in my backyard

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NGC 7331 and a lot of other galaxies. the second photo has them circled and labled.
the galaxies in the top right are also known as the deer lick group,named after an observatory. the large one,NGC 7331 is about 50 million light years away. the smaller ones around it (sometimes called the fleas) are much much futher away,on teh order of 300-350 million light years.
in the bottom right is stephans quintet. these 5 are also on the ordr of 300 million LY away or so. That means that when light left these galaxies it was before there were dinosaurs on earth. The other very small galaxies are all on the same order of magnitude of distance,300-400M light years away.

this is 6 3/4 hours of exposure time using my telescope at starfront observatory in the hill country

SH2-142 the wizard nebula.

the red version is the natural colors. the blue/orange version is using a process that brings out the various gases in the nebula with teh orangish being hydrogen and teh blueish oxygen.

a total of 14 1/2 hours of data from my remote telescope in the hill country

SH2-142 the wizard nebula.

the red version is the natural colors. the blue/orange version is using a process that brings out the various gases in the nebula with teh orangish being hydrogen and teh blueish oxygen.

a total of 14 1/2 hours of data from my remote telescope in the hill country

Brandon Herrera is the trump endorsed GOP nominee for a district in south texas.
he called the guy who killed hitler his personal hero (hitler killed himself)
called himself an "honorary veteran"
refers to the kids of a gun control advocate as her cum trophies.

and when GOP congressmen are asked about it rather than answering they run away

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PFS9hUuepY&t=388s

IC 1396 the elephant trunk nebula. Located about 2400 light years away the nebula is a site of new star formation with some stars being only 100,000 years old or so.

this is one of the longest exposures ive ever done. 30 hours of data in my backyard. processed to bring out the colors of the hydrogen and oxygen in the nebula.