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Albireo

Double star; head of Cygnus the Swan

Credit: Conrad Jung

Jupiter Occultation

Credit: Kevin Medlock

M-1: The Crab Nebula

Remnant of the 1054 AD supernova in Taurus

Credit: Conrad Jung

M-11: The Wild Duck Cluster

Open cluster

Credit: Conrad Jung

M-17: The Omega Nebula

Credit:  Conrad Jung

M-27:  The Dumbbell Nebula

Credit: Conrad Jung

M-42:  The Orion Nebula

Star-forming nebula

Credit:  Conrad Jung

M-51:  The Whirlpool Galaxy

Spiral Galaxy

Credit:  Conrad Jung

M-52

Open cluster

Credit: Conrad Jung

M-57:  The Ring Nebula

Credit:  Conrad Jung

M-76:  The Little Dumbbell Nebula

Planetary nebula

Credit: Conrad Jung

M-100 Supernova

Supernova observed in the spiral galaxy M-100. Click here for a closeup.

Credit: Conrad Jung

Mars

Credit: Conrad Jung

Moon

Credit: Alan Fisher

NGC 891

Edge-on spiral galaxy

Credit: Conrad Jung

Partial Solar Eclipse--June 10, 2002

Technology old and new: imaged with a web-cam duct-taped to an 1883 telescope (Leah)

Saturn Occultation

Credit: Kevin Medlock

Comet Swan

Credit: Conrad Jung

Transit of Mercury

Credit: Conrad Jung

Venus Occultation

Credit: Kevin Medlock

 

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