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NGC 7331

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An unbarred spiral galaxy about 40 million light-years (12 Mpc) away in the constellation Pegasus.

Saturn Nebula

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Excerpt from Wikipedia/The Web The Saturn Nebula (also known as NGC 7009 or Caldwell 55) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Aquarius. It appears as a greenish-yellowish hue in a small amateur telescope. It was discovered by William Herschel on September 7, 1782, using a telescope of his own design …

M103

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M103 Messier 103 (also known as M103, or NGC 581) is an open cluster where a few hundred, mainly very faint, stars figure in Cassiopeia. It was discovered in 1781 by Charles Messier’s friend and collaborator Pierre Méchain. It is …

M106

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M106 M106 or Messier 106 (also known as NGC 4258) is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781. M106 is at a distance of about 22 to 25 million light-years …

M107

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M107 Messier 107 or M107 , also known as NGC 6171, is a very loose globular cluster in a very mildly southern part of the sky close to the equator in Ophiuchus, and is the last such object in the …

M91

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M91 Messier 91 (also known as NGC 4548 or M91) is a barred spiral galaxy that is found in the south of Coma Berenices. It is in the local supercluster and is part of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies. It …

M96 M95 M105 Leo Grouping

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M96 M95 M105 Leo Grouping M95 Messier 95, also known as M95 or NGC 3351, is a barred spiral galaxy about 33 million light-years away in the zodiac constellation Leo. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781, and catalogued …

M97 and M108

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M97 and M108 M97 and M108 are close enough to appear in the same image. Are located at the base of the Bowl of the Big Dipper in Ursa Major. just to the Left of Merak which is the bottom …

M76

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M76 M76, also known as The Little Dumbbell Nebula, Messier 76, NGC 650/651, the Barbell Nebula, or the Cork Nebula, is a planetary nebula in northern constellation Perseus. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1780 and included in Charles Messier’s catalog …