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A Wide Field Image of the Galactic Center

by Father Sky

From Sagittarius to Scorpius, the central Milky Way is a truly beautiful part of planet Earth's night sky. The gorgeous region is captured in this wide field image spanning about 30 degrees. The impressive cosmic vista, taken in 2010, shows off intricate dust lanes, bright nebulae, and star clusters scattered through our galaxy's rich central [...]

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Cocoon Nebula Wide Field

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In this crowded starfield spanning some 3 degrees within the high flying constellation Cygnus, the eye is drawn to the Cocoon Nebula. A compact star forming region, the cosmic Cocoon punctuates a long trail of obscuring interstellar dust clouds. Cataloged as IC 5146, the nebula is nearly 15 light-years wide, located some 4,000 light years [...]

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Pleiades Deep Field

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Have you ever seen the Pleiades star cluster? Even if you have, you probably have never seen it like this: all dusty. Perhaps the most famous star cluster on the sky, the bright stars of the Pleiades can be seen without binoculars from even the depths of a light-polluted city. With a long exposure from [...]

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Celestron f/6.3 Reducer Corrector for C Series Telescopes

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Shortens effective focal length of Schmidt-Cassegrain optical system by 37% Converts f/10 optical system to "faster" f/6.3 for a wider field of view Shortens exposure times for astrophotography by 2.5 times Four-element, fully multi-coated optical design with 41mm clear aperture Works with any brand and size of Schmidt-Cassegrain. Threads into rear cell. Product DescriptionThis combination [...]

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Rho Ophiuchus Wide Field

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The clouds surrounding the star system Rho Ophiuchus compose one of the closest star forming regions. Rho Ophiuchus itself is a binary star system visible in the light-colored region on the image right. The star system, located only 400 light years away, is distinguished by its colorful surroundings, which include a red emission nebula and [...]

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Field of Rosette

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What surrounds the florid Rosette nebula? To better picture this area of the sky, the famous flowery emission nebula on the far right has been captured recently in a deep and dramatic wide field image that features several other sky highlights. Designated NGC 2237, the center of the Rosette nebula is populated by the bright [...]

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Shell Galaxies in Pisces

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This colorful cosmic skyscape features a peculiar system of galaxies cataloged as Arp 227 some 100 million light-years distant. Swimming within the boundaries of the constellation Pisces, Arp 227 consists of the two galaxies prominent on the left; the curious shell galaxy NGC 474 and its blue, spiral-armed neighbor NGC 470. The faint, wide arcs [...]

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Pentax 70518 SMC-XW 40 2-Inch Eyepiece for Telescopes

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Improved 70 degree field of view for easier viewing XW 7, 10, 14 , 20 will give a wider field of view than our previous eyepieces when used on Pentax Spotting Scopes or with telescopes XW 14, 20, 30, and 40 are designed specifically provide ideal viewing conditions when used with a telescope Fully multi-coated [...]

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Orion Dew Zapper for 280mm Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope

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Electronic dew elimination system keeps dew from forming on the corrector lens Runs on 12-volt DC power Plugs into a car cigarette light or a field battery (sold separately) Fits all Meade and Celestron 11" Schmidt-Cassegrains Product DescriptionWith Dew Zapper, you'll never have to stop observing to remove condensation from the front plate of your [...]

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Celestron CGEM 1100 HD, 11" EdgeHD Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope - Starbright XLT Coating

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11" aperture aplanatic Schmidt-Cassegrain produces astrograph-quality flat focal plane EdgeHD coma-free optics and a built-in field flattener ensures sharp focus all the way to the edge of the field Flexible tension clutches hold the mirror in place and reduce image shift when rotating the tube around the mount Cooling vents located on the rear cell [...]

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Orion 3.0mm Edge-on Planetary Telescope Eyepiece

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High-magnification 1.25" eyepieces designed for exceptional planetary and lunar viewing Flat field design ensures sharp focus out to the edge of their wide 55-degree apparent field of view Barrel distortion and field curvature commonly seen in standard eyepiece designs are gone Each eyepiece has long 20mm eye relief for comfortable viewing even with eyeglasses on [...]

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Hartley 2 Star Cluster Tour

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Early in November, small but active Comet Hartley 2 (103/P Hartley) became the fifth comet imaged close-up by a spacecraft from planet Earth. Continuing its own tour of the solar system with a 6 year orbital period, Hartley 2 is now appearing in the nautical constellation Puppis. Still a target for binoculars or small telescopes [...]

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Meade 07174-02 20mm Super Plossl Series 4000

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Pinpoint Edge-of-Field Sharpness (52 Degrees) Long Eye Relief Extremely Low Astigmatism, Spherical Aberration, & Off-Axis Color 7-Layer Multi-Coating & Edge-Blackened Optics Soft Rubber Eye Guard with Bayonet Mount (Included) Product DescriptionDesigned and manufactured to exacting standards, Meade Series 4000 Super Plössl eyepieces deliver wide 52° apparent fields of view (44° for the SP40mm) with all [...]

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A Dark Dune Field in Proctor Crater on Mars

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Was this image taken with a telescope or a microscope? Perhaps this clue will help: if the dark forms were bacteria, they would each span over football field across. What is actually being seen are large sand dunes on the floor of Proctor Crater on Mars. The above picture was taken by HiRISE camera on [...]

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Spicules: Jets on the Sun

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Imagine a pipe as wide as a state and as long as the Earth. Now imagine that this pipe is filled with hot gas moving 50,000 kilometers per hour. Further imagine that this pipe is not made of metal but a transparent magnetic field. You are envisioning just one of thousands of young spicules on [...]

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Mirach's Ghost

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As far as ghosts go, Mirach's Ghost isn't really that scary. In fact, Mirach's Ghost is just a faint, fuzzy galaxy, well known to astronomers, that happens to be seen nearly along the line-of-sight to Mirach, a bright star. Centered in this star field, Mirach is also called Beta Andromedae. About 200 light-years distant, Mirach [...]

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Meade Series 4000 8mm-24mm 1.25-Inch Zoom Eyepiece for Telescope

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Meade Series 4000 8mm-24mm Zoom Eyepiece (1.25") - 07199-2 MEA Product DescriptionDesigned and manufactured to exacting standards, Meade Series 4000 Super Plössl eyepieces deliver wide 52° apparent fields of view (44° for the SP40mm) with all of the resolution, edge-of- field sharpness and color correction demanded in the most advanced visual applications. All eyepieces are [...]

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Meade 12-Inch LX90-ACF Advanced Coma-Free Telescope

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Product DescriptionAperture: 12-Inch. Focal Length: 3048mm. Focal Ratio: f/10. UHTC Coatings, 1.25-Inch Diagonal Prism. LX90-ACF For the truly discerning astronomer who will not tolerate anything but the very best, there is Meade's Advanced Coma-Free (ACF) optical system. ACF takes all of the features of our SC models and then ups the ante. With it's technologically [...]

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Hole in the Sun

by Father Sky

This ominous, dark shape sprawling across the face of the Sun is a coronal hole -- a low density region extending above the surface where the solar magnetic field opens freely into interplanetary space. Studied extensively from space since the 1960s in ultraviolet and x-ray light, coronal holes are known to be the source of [...]

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'Lunar Eclipse' - a Poem by Graham Duncan

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This video and its music has nothing to do with Sony nor Mr Horovitz - so please ignore the ad with the video. They are trying to be deceptive..... We look up at the Moon and we realize that it has hsitory - our history as well as its own silence. When we reflect the [...]

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