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Spent 10 hours capturing this beautiful planetary nebula over the weekend.
The Shrimp Nebula in Cassiopeia is 850 ly away.
It is best observed in October.

▼ Vixen VC200L | Canon EOS R(a) '25
© Thomas Hanrath '25 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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Shrimp Nebula
November 23, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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I felt like taking out my VC200L with the reducer and capturing another Caldwell object that was still missing from my collection.

Caldwell 28

▼ Vixen VC200L | Canon EOS R(a) '25
© Thomas Hanrath '25 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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C28
November 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Pretty cold tonight — but successful.
Imaging Sh2-188 with my VC200L at 1280mm.
VC200L
November 22, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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The Hyades is the nearest open star cluster to Earth, 150 ly away in Taurus and is best observed at the end of November.

▼ Legacy Olympus OM 135 | Canon EOS R(a) '23
© Thomas Hanrath '25 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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C41
November 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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The Merope Nebula is a reflection nebula in the Pleiades in Taurus, 400 ly away. It is best observed in late November.

▼ Vixen ED80sf | Canon EOS M100(a) '21
© Thomas Hanrath '25 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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Merope Nebula
November 17, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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The Maia Nebula is a reflection nebula associated with the star Maia in the Pleiades in Taurus, 400 ly away. It is best observed late November.

▼ Vixen ED80sf | Canon EOS M100(a) '21
© Thomas Hanrath '25 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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Maia Nebula
November 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Electra, also known as vdB 20, is a reflection nebula in Taurus, 400 ly away. It reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight in late November.

▼ Vixen ED80sf | Canon EOS M100 '21
© Thomas Hanrath '25 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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Electra Nebula
November 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Messier 34 is an open star cluster in Perseus at a distance of approximately 1,500 light-years from Earth. It is best observed in early November.

▼ Vixen VC200L | Canon EOS R(a) '24
© Thomas Hanrath '25 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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M34
November 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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The Double Cluster Caldwell 14 in Perseus, about 7,500 ly away is best observed early November.

▼ Vixen VC200L | Canon EOS R(a) '24
© Thomas Hanrath '25 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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Caldwell 14
November 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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NGC 663 is an open cluster in Auriga, 19,500 ly away. This object is best observed at the end of October.

▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF₂ | Canon EOS R(a) ’24
© Thomas Hanrath ’25 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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Caldwell 10
November 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Suffice it to say that the solar active region AR4274 is not done with us yet. #Astronomy #Astrophotography
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon is a bright, long-period comet discovered on January 3, 2025, that reached its perihelion on November 8, 2025.

▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF₂ | Canon EOS R(a) ’25
© Thomas Hanrath ’25 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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C/2025 A6
November 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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The session was brief and to the point. I took the opportunity to capture our Moon once again.

▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF₂ | Canon EOS R(a) ’25
© Thomas Hanrath ’25 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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Supermoon Nov'25
November 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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The comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) reached its perihelion on Sep 27 2024, at a distance of 0.391 AU from the Sun.

I photographed it in Oct 2024.

▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF₂ | Canon EOS R(a) ’24
© Thomas Hanrath ’25 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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C/2023 A3
November 3, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Messier 33, the Triangulum Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy in Triangulum, 2.73 million ly from Earth, and is best observed mid October.

▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF2 | Canon EOS M100(a) '24
© Thomas Hanrath '25 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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M33
November 1, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Messier 103, a young open star cluster in Cassiopeia, 8,000 ly away and is best observed mid October.

▼ Vixen VC200L | Canon EOS M100(a) '24
© Thomas Hanrath '24 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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M103
October 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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The Wizard Nebula is an emission nebula in Cepheus, 5500 ly away. It it best observed early September.

▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF2 | Canon EOS R(a) '23
© Thomas Hanrath '25 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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Wizard Nebula
October 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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The Andromeda Galaxy, approximately 2.5 million ly away, is the closest large spiral galaxy to the Milky Way and best observed in October.

▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF2 | SkyEye62AM '25
© Thomas Hanrath '25 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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Andromeda Galaxy
October 24, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Caldwell 16 is an open cluster in Lacerta, 2,800 ly away and is best observed at the end of August.

▼ Vixen VC200L | Canon EOS M100(a) '23
© Thomas Hanrath '25 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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Caldwell 16
October 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Elephant’s Trunk Nebula in Cepheus, 2,400 ly away is best observed mid August.

▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF2 | Canon EOS R(a) '24
© Thomas Hanrath '25 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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Sh2-131
October 22, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Improve your astrophoto planning with Stellarium Surveys!

Discover how to use this powerful tool to plan your imaging sessions more efficiently.

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Surveys
October 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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LBN 457 is a faint H II region located in Cepheus. Situated roughly 1,000 ly from Earth and is best observed in mid August.

▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF2 | Canon EOS R(a) '24
© Thomas Hanrath '25 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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LBN 457
October 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Messier 39 is a bright open star cluster in Cygnus, about 1000 ly away and is best observed in mid August.

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▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF2 | Canon EOS R(a) '24
© Thomas Hanrath '24 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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M39
October 15, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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NGC 7082 is an open star cluster in Cygnus about 4,700 ly from Earth. This cluster is best observed in mid August.

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▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF2 | Canon EOS R(a) '24
© Th. Hanrath '24 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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NGC 7082
October 13, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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NGC 7062 is an open star cluster in Cygnus, 4,800 ly away and is best observed in mid August.

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▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF2 | Canon EOS R(a) '24
© Thomas Hanrath '24 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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NGC 7062
October 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM