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The Fish Head Nebula
Bill Snyder from Connellsville, PennsylvaniaThe Fish Head Nebula (IC 1795) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia the Queen. The brighter portion carries the designation NGC 896. It lies some 6,000 light-years from Earth and spans approximately 70 light-years. (17-inch PlaneWave corrected Dall-Kirkham reflector, SBIG STXL-11002 CCD camera, Hydrogen-alpha/Oxygen-III/Sulfur-II image with exposures of 7, 6, and 6 hours, respectively) From: http://www.astronomy.com/photos
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Geminid Meteor Shower – Best Meteor Shower of the Year
GEMINID METEOR SHOWER – Dec 13th -14th 2014
Geminid Meteor Shower peaks 4AM, Sunday 12/14/2014 making the dates just before and just afterwards good meteor opportunities. Hours, 9 PM through 11Pm -1Am, after radient rises and before Moonrise are prime viewing Fri., Sat., and Sun. ; Moonrise respectively at 11 PM, 12, AM Sun, 1AM Mon., times close approximations. [Read more…] about Geminid Meteor Shower – Best Meteor Shower of the Year
RhoOphiuchiMosaicAAAPsmaller
AAAP Congratulates Matthew Dieterich for Astronomy Magazine Picture of the Day December 5, 2014, Mosaic Image of Rho Ophiuchi Region
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