This is apicture of the "Eagle Nebula". The wispy columns on the left make up the famous Hubble space telescope signature picture. Stars are being born in these columns. Messier catalog number is M16

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This a new picture of the "Eagle Nebula". I used my new camera with greater definition.

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This a picture of the Trifid Nebula. It is also known as M20. This is stellar nursery. The many new stars are the source of the glowing light of this nebula.

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This is a close-up view of the Trifid Nebula using the new camera. Also using the larger telescope.

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This is a planetary nebula called the "Dumbell Nebula" It is the remnants of a star that went super-nova. Catalogged as M27 by the French astronomer Charles Messier. He catalogged all the objects he found that were not comets.

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This is a picture of the Lagoon Nebula. It is called that because of the dark "lagoon shaped" dark space to the right of the star nursery. Also known as M8.

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This is a picture of the "Cat's Eye" Nebula. Also known as NGC 6543

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This is a picture of the "Swan Nebulae" . It is also know as the "Omega Nebulae" and M17.

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This is what is left of a star that went nova. You can just barely see the original star in the center. This is the Ring Nebula. Also known as M57

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This is a picture of the "Bug Nebula". Also known as NGC 6302.

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This is an open star cluster called the "Butterfly Cluster". It is also known as M6

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This is a picture of a very bright nebula called the "Saturn Nebula". It should be obvious why. This is not a planet but is called a "Planetary Nebula" because it looks like a planet. Also known as NGC7009

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This is a star cluster known as NGC 6383

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This is a picture of the "Blinking Nebula". This is another super nova remnant. Also known as NGC 6826.

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This is a picture of the Great Orion Nebula. It is located in the sword that dangles from the three star belt of Orion.

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This is a color image of the Great Orion Nebula

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This is a picture of a Galaxy named the Sombrero Galaxy. It is also none by the name M104

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NGC 7314 is an seyfert galaxy located in the constellation Piscis Austrinus. This galaxy resembles a fish

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Caldwell 63(c63) is the Helix Nebula, a relatively large (12.8'), faint planetary nebula, dark skies and low power tease this object from the sky background.

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(Caldwell 27) is sometimes called the Crescent Nebula. It is 2.7° SW of Gamma (Sadr). About 20' long, Dreyer calls it faint, very large (20'x10') and very elongated.

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