This is supernova 2025rbs, located in the galaxy NGC 7331. Type Ia supernovae are used as standard candles to establish the distance scale of the universe.

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Located in the constellation Pegasus, This is NGC 7331 (upper right) and Stephan's Quintet (lower left).

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This is NGC 4725 and friends. Located in the constellation Coma Berenices, NGC 4725 is an intermediate barred spiral galaxy at a distance of ~41 million light years from Earth.

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Located in the constellation Canes Venatici, this is NGC 5371 (left) and Hickson 68 (right). These galaxies range from 115 to 126 million light years from Earth.

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This is Messier 100 and friends. Located in the constellation Coma Berenices, M100 is at a distance of ~55 million light years from Earth.

I took this with an ES-ED127 (scope); QHY168C (camera); Orion Atlas (mount).
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This is WR 134 and surrounding nebula. WR 134 is a variable Wolf-Rayet star located in the constellation Cygnus.

WR 134 is the blue arc seen in the image.

I took this with an ES-ED80 (scope); QHY168C (camera); Orion Atlas (mount).
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This is M99 Galaxy and Friends (NGC4302 and NGC4298 on the left)

I took this with an ES-ED127 (scope); QHY168C (camera); Orion Atlas (mount) from my Bortle 5 backyard in Colorado.
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Located in the constellation Vulpecula, this is planetary nebula M27 (aka Dumbbell Nebula).

I took this with an ES-ED127 (scope); QHY168C (camera); Orion Atlas (mount) from my Bortle 5 backyard in Colorado.
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🔭 Located in the constellation Cassiopeia, this is planetary nebula sh2-188 (aka Shrimp Nebula).

I took this with an ES-ED127 (scope); QHY168C (camera); Orion Atlas (mount) from my Bortle 5 backyard in Colorado.

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This is the Crab Nebula (M1). Located in the constellation Taurus, this is a supernova remnant at a distance of ~6500 light years from Earth.

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Melotte 15 is an open star cluster in the Heart Nebula (aka Heart of the Heart Nebula in IC 1805).

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Seagull Nebula from 2023. Love the shock wave in the centre. #astrophotography