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Eta_Carinae_done_ha2Mb.jpgEta Carinae with the EQ8 mount.920 viewsMartin
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IMG_0501.jpg234 viewsMy car and tentMartin
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Nonet1final.jpgNonet (the eyes).529 viewsThe Eyes Galaxies (NGC 4435-NGC 4438, also known as Arp 120) are a pair of galaxies about 52 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. NGC 4438 is the most curious interacting galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, due to the uncertainty surrounding the energy mechanism that heats the nuclear source; this energy mechanism may be a starburst region, or a Black Hole embedded in an active galactic nucleus (AGN). Both of the hypotheses are still being investigated.
Additionally, there is evidence to suggest that the environmental damage to the interstellar medium of NGC 4438 may have been caused by an encounter (off-center collision) with NGC 4435, millions of years ago.Martin
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Swan_done.jpgSwan nebula.622 viewsThe Omega Nebula, also known as the Swan Nebula and the Horseshoe Nebula[2] (catalogued as Messier 17 or M17 and as NGC 6618) is an H II region in the constellation Sagittarius. It was discovered by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in 1745. Charles Messier catalogued it in 1764. It is located in the rich starfields of the Sagittarius area of the Milky Way.
The Omega Nebula is between 5,000 and 6,000 light-years from Earth and it spans some 15 light-years in diameter. The cloud of interstellar matter of which this nebula is a part is roughly 40 light-years in diameter. The total mass of the Omega Nebula is an estimated 800 solar masses.
A open cluster of 35 stars lies embedded in the nebulosity and causes the gases of the nebula to shine due to radiation from these hot, young stars.Martin
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NGC1097-done.jpgNGC1097.520 viewsNGC 1097 is a barred spiral galaxy about 45 million light-years away in the constellation Fornax. Three supernovae (SN 1992bd, SN 1999eu, & SN 2003B) have been observed in NGC 1097 (as of 2006).
Star forming ring in NGC 1097. HST. 0.9′ view
NGC 1097 is also a Seyfert galaxy, with jets shooting from the core. Like most galaxies, NGC 1097 has a supermassive black hole at its center. Around the central black hole is a ring of star-forming regions with a network of gas and dust that spirals from the ring to the black hole.
Colour-composite image of the central 5,500 light-years wide region of the spiral galaxy NGC 1097, obtained with the NACO adaptive optics on the VLT. Credit: ESO
Almost-true colour composite based on three images made with the multi-mode VIMOS instrument on the 8.2-m Melipal (Unit Telescope 3) of ESO's Very Large Telescope. Credit: ESO
NGC 1097 has two satellite galaxies. NGC 1097A is the larger of the two. It is a peculiar elliptical galaxy that orbits 42,000 light-years from the center of NGC 1097. NGC 1097B is the outermost one and not much is known about that.Martin
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Eta_blue1Mb.jpgEta Carinae603 views7X5 minute RGB and 7X10 minute LuminanceMartin
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IMG_0518.jpgnice view675 viewsnice viewMartinMay 21, 2016
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IMG_0517.jpgARB Kev748 viewsARB Kev.MartinMay 21, 2016
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IMG_0516.jpg365 viewsKev's CarMartinMay 21, 2016
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IMG_0515.jpg371 viewsJacki and carMartinMay 21, 2016
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IMG_0514.jpg374 viewsAlex's carMartinMay 21, 2016
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IMG_0513.jpg374 viewsScotty's carMartinMay 21, 2016
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IMG_0512.jpg381 viewsMark beside his carMartinMay 21, 2016
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IMG_0511.jpg372 viewsHang this in the ceiling and Mark will be out of business :PMartinMay 21, 2016
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