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Molecular Clouds in Orion

The North American Nebula

~2200 light years from earth in the constellation Cygnus. 18.5 hours of exposure using the Astro-Tech AT60EDP and ZWO 2600MC Pro.

NGC 4565

The Needle Galaxy. ~30 to 50 million light years away in the constellation Coma Berenices.

13.75 hours of exposure Asto-Tech AT115EDT and IMX585 Cooled sensor

M104 - The Sombrero Galaxy

M104 is roughly 31 million light years from our Milky Way Galaxy. The dark dust lane and large central bulge give it the appearance of a sombrero. M104 is slightly larger than the Milky Way.

~6.5 hours of exposure using Asto-Tech AT115EDT and IMX585 Cooled sensor

NGC 4216

Supernova 2024gy was recently discovered in NGC 4216.

Image has 1.4 hours of exposure.

4/2/2024

Leo Triplet

The Leo Triplet is a small group of galaxies about 35 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. This galaxy group consists of the spiral galaxies M65, M66, and NGC 3628.

3/16/2024 - 23.1 hours total exposure.

Astro-Tech AT115EDT 805mm ZWO ASI2600MC Pro

M42

2/11/2024

The Orion Nebula is a diffuse nebula in the Milky Way. It is one of the brightest nebulae and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky. It is 1,344 light-years from Earth and is the closest region of star formation to Earth.