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Astrophotography by Ron Irby

Images: Eclipse M13 M16 M17 M20 M27 M42 M51 M57 M65 M104 NGC 7293
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Pictures are copyright © by the author. However, these pictures may be reproduced for non-commercial usage providing credit is given to the author of each picture. Contact Ron Irby for reprints.

Click on image for larger version. For more information about the constellation, object or photograph, click on constellation name, more and specs respecively. (Information about constellations and objects from SEDS, Students for the Exploration and Development of Space, hosted by the University of Arizona Chapter at the Lunar and Planetary Lab. For more material, see Messier Catalog including non-Messier objects.)

[For more general information about "deep sky" (or space) objects including classification schemes, see our Deep Sky Glossary.]

Image

 Designation

 Name

 Type

 Technical
Partial Solar Eclipse (click to enlarge) Partial Solar Eclipse (512x384 or 800x600) Sunset Partial Solar Eclipse
(2001 Dec. 14)		 Solar Eclipse
(more)		 Specs
M13 M13 (NGC 6205) The Great Globular Cluster
in Hercules		 Globular Cluster,
Class V (more)		 Specs
M16 M16 (NGC 6611) Eagle Nebula
in Serpens		 Diffuse Emission Nebula
w/Open Cluster, Type e
(more)		 Specs
M17 M17 (NGC 6618) Swan, Omega, Horseshoe
or Lobster Nebula
in Sagittarius		 Diffuse Emission Nebula
(more)		 Specs
M20 M20 (NGC 6514) Trifid Nebula
in Sagittarius		 Diffuse Emission/Reflection
Nebula (more)		 Specs
M27 M27 (NGC 6514) Dumbell Nebula
in Vulpecula		 Planetary Nebula,
Type 3a+2 (more)		 Specs
M42 M42 (NGC 1976) The Great Nebula
in Orion		 Diffuse Emission/Reflection
Nebula (more)		 Specs
M51 M51 (NGC 5194/5) The Whirlpool Galaxy
in Canes Venaciti		 Spiral Galaxy, Type Sc
(more)		 Specs
M57 M57 (NGC 6720) The Ring Nebula
in Lyra		 Planetary Nebula,
Type 4+3
(more)		 Specs
M65 M65 (NGC 3623) A Bright Elongated Spiral
in Leo		 Spiral Galaxy, Type Sa
(more)		 Specs
M104 M104 (NGC 4594) Sombrero Galaxy
in Virgo		 Spiral Galaxy, Type Sa
(more)		 Specs
Helix Nebula NGC 7293 (Bennett 129),
(Caldwell 63)		 Helix Nebula
in Aquarius		 Planetary Nebula,
Dreyer Type pF, vL,
E or biN
(more)		 Specs

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