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Solar System
Sun 4/4/2024
Solar Eclipse 4/8/2024 First Contact
Solar Eclipse 4/8/2024
Solar Eclipse 4/8/2024 Maximum
Solar Eclipse 4/8/2024
Solar Eclipse 4/8/2024
Sun 9/18/2023
Solar Eclipse 10/14/2023 - First Contact
Solar Eclipse 10/14/2023
Solar Eclipse 10/14/2023 - Maximum
Solar Eclipse 10/14/2023
Solar Eclipse 10/14/2023 - Final Contact
Solar Eclipse 8/21/2017
Solar Eclipse 8/21/2017 - Maximum
Sun 5/9/2012
Transit of Venus 6/5/2012
Cloudy Bloodmoon Eclipse 2025
Harvest Supermoon 2024
Harvest Supermoon Eclipse 2024
Lunar Eclipse: Beginning of Partial Phase 2019
Lunar Eclipse: Middle of Totality 2019
Lunar Eclipse: End of Totality 2019
Lunar Eclipse: Umbra, Penumbra, and No Shadow
First Quarter Moon 2009
Moon Two Days before Full 2023
Full Moon 2011
Full Moon 2024
Moon Two Days after Third Quarter 2011
Venus 4/17/2012
Venus 2/1/2020
Venus 4/10/2020
Mars 6/5/2016
Mars 10/12/2020
Jupiter 10/5/2020
Jupiter and Galilean Moons 4/3/2016
Jupiter and Europa 12/13/2012
Saturn 6/6/2016
Jupiter Saturn Conjunction 12/21/2020
Mars Venus Conjunction 7/11/2021
Venus Out the Window 2/20/2022
Venus Saturn Conjunction 1/23/2023
Blue Moon and Saturn 8/30/2023
Starry Night
Vega in Lyra
Schedar in Cassiopeia
Double Star Winnecke 4 (M40) in Ursa Major
Mizar Alcor Double Double in Ursa Major
Epsilon 1-2 Lyrae Double Double
Delta 1-2 Lyrae Double Multiple
Dabih Double Double in Capricornus
Albireo Double Double in Cygnus
Omicron 1 Cygni Double Double Multiple
M45 Pleiades in Taurus
Milky Way and M31 Andromeda Galaxy
Asteroids and Comets
Motion of an Asteroid (GIF Animation)
Comet Hartley 2 (103P)
Comet Garradd (2009 P1) Approaching
Comet Garradd (2009 P1) Moving Away
Comet PANSTARRS (2011 L4)
Comet Lovejoy (2014 Q2)
Comet Catalina (2013 US10)
Comet Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak (41P)
Comet Johnson (2015 V2)
Comet ASASSN (2017 O1) 40 Billion Miles Out
Comet PANSTARRS (2017 T2)
Comet NEOWISE (2020 F3)
Comet ZTF (2022 E3)
Comet ZTF (2022 E3)
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (2023 A3) and Venus
Open Clusters
~~~~~~~~~~ Cassiopeia ~~~~~~~~~~
M52 Open Cluster and Bubble Nebula in Cassiopeia
NGC7789 Open Cluster in Cassiopeia
NGC457 Owl Cluster in Cassiopeia
M103 Open Cluster in Cassiopeia~~~~~~~~~~ Perseus ~~~~~~~~~~
NGC869 and NGC884 Double Cluster in Perseus
M34 Open Cluster in Perseus~~~~~~~~~~ Taurus ~~~~~~~~~~
M45 Pleiades Cluster in Taurus~~~~~~~~~~ Auriga ~~~~~~~~~~
M38 Open Cluster in Auriga
M36 Pinwheel Cluster in Auriga
M37 Open Cluster in Auriga~~~~~~~~~~ Gemini ~~~~~~~~~~
M35 Open Cluster in Gemini~~~~~~~~~~ Canis Major ~~~~~~~~~~
M41 Little Beehive Cluster in Canis Major~~~~~~~~~~ Monoceros ~~~~~~~~~~
M50 Open Cluster in Monoceros~~~~~~~~~~ Puppis ~~~~~~~~~~
M46, M47, and NGC2423 in Puppis
M47 Open Cluster in Puppis
M93 Open Cluster in Puppis~~~~~~~~~~ Hydra ~~~~~~~~~~
M48 Open Cluster in Hydra~~~~~~~~~~ Cancer ~~~~~~~~~~
M44 Beehive Cluster in Cancer
M67 King Cobra Cluster in Cancer~~~~~~~~~~ Sagittarius ~~~~~~~~~~
M21 Open Cluster in Sagittarius
NGC6530 Open Cluster in Sagittarius
NGC6568 Open Cluster in Sagittarius
M18 Black Swan Cluster in Sagittarius~~~~~~~~~~ Ophiuchus ~~~~~~~~~~
NGC6633 Open Cluster in Ophiuchus~~~~~~~~~~ Scutum ~~~~~~~~~~
M26 Open Cluster in Scutum
M11 Wild Duck Cluster and Dark Nebulae in Scutum~~~~~~~~~~ Vulpecula ~~~~~~~~~~
NGC6823 Open Cluster in Vulpecula~~~~~~~~~~ Aquarius ~~~~~~~~~~
M73 Open Cluster in Aquarius~~~~~~~~~~ Cygnus ~~~~~~~~~~
NGC6910 Open Cluster in Cygnus
M29 Cooling Tower Cluster in Cygnus
M39 Open Cluster in Cygnus~~~~~~~~~~ Cepheus ~~~~~~~~~~
NGC7160 Open Cluster in Cepheus
NGC7510 Open Cluster in Cepheus~~~~~~~~~~ Lacerta ~~~~~~~~~~
NGC7243 Open Cluster in Lacerta
Globular Clusters
~~~~~~~~~~ Centaurus ~~~~~~~~~~
NGC5139 Omega Centauri~~~~~~~~~~ Coma Berenices ~~~~~~~~~~
M53 Globular Cluster in Coma Berenices~~~~~~~~~~ Canes Venatici ~~~~~~~~~~
M3 Globular Cluster in Canes Venatici~~~~~~~~~~ Serpens Caput ~~~~~~~~~~
M5 Globular Cluster in Serpens Caput
M5 Globular Cluster in Serpens Caput~~~~~~~~~~ Hercules ~~~~~~~~~~
M13 Great Hercules Cluster
NGC6229 Globular Cluster in Hercules
M92 Globular Cluster in Hercules~~~~~~~~~~ Scorpius ~~~~~~~~~~
M80 Globular Cluster in Scorpius
M4 Cat's Eye Cluster in Scorpius~~~~~~~~~~ Ophiuchus ~~~~~~~~~~
M107 Globular Cluster in Ophiuchus
M12 Gumball Cluster in Ophiuchus
M10 Globular Cluster in Ophiuchus
M62 Flickering Globular in Ophiuchus
NGC6366 Globular Cluster in Ophiuchus
M14 Globular Cluster in Ophiuchus~~~~~~~~~~ Sagittarius ~~~~~~~~~~
M22 Sagittarius Cluster
M75 Globular Cluster in Sagittarius~~~~~~~~~~ Lyra ~~~~~~~~~~
M56 Globular Cluster in Lyra~~~~~~~~~~ Sagitta ~~~~~~~~~~
M71 Globular Cluster in Sagitta~~~~~~~~~~ Delphinus ~~~~~~~~~~
NGC6934 Globular Cluster in Delphinus~~~~~~~~~~ Pegasus ~~~~~~~~~~
M15 Great Pegasus Cluster~~~~~~~~~~ Aquarius ~~~~~~~~~~
M72 Globular Cluster in Aquarius
M2 Globular Cluster in Aquarius~~~~~~~~~~ Capricornus ~~~~~~~~~~
M30 Globular Cluster in Capricornus~~~~~~~~~~ Lepus ~~~~~~~~~~
M79 Globular Cluster in Lepus~~~~~~~~~~ Lynx ~~~~~~~~~~
NGC2419 Intergalactic Wanderer in Lynx
Gas and Dust Clouds
~~~~~~~~~~ Cassiopeia ~~~~~~~~~~
NGC7635 Bubble Nebula in Cassiopeia
NGC7635 Bubble Nebula Group in Cassiopeia
NGC281 Pacman Nebula in Cassiopeia
NGC281 Pacman Nebula in Cassiopeia
IC59-IC63 Gamma Cassiopeiae Nebulae
NGC896 Heart Nebula in Cassiopeia
IC1805 Diffuse Nebula in Cassiopeia_web.jpg "Click to view larger astrophoto.")
IC1848(en) Diffuse Nebula in Cassiopeia~~~~~~~~~~ Perseus ~~~~~~~~~~
IC1985 Nebula and Omicron Persei in Perseus
NGC1499 California Nebula in Perseus~~~~~~~~~~ Taurus ~~~~~~~~~~
M45 Pleiades in Taurus
NGC1435 Merope Nebula in Taurus~~~~~~~~~~ Eridanus ~~~~~~~~~~
IC2118 Witch Head Nebula in Eridanus~~~~~~~~~~ Auriga ~~~~~~~~~~
IC405 Flaming Star Nebula in Auriga
IC405 Flaming Star Nebula in Auriga
IC410 Diffuse Nebula in Auriga
NGC1931 Diffuse Nebula in Auriga~~~~~~~~~~ Orion ~~~~~~~~~~
M42, M43, and NGC1977 in Orion
M42 Orion Nebula and M43
Trapezium Cluster in M42 Orion Nebula
NGC1977 The Running Man Nebula in Orion
NGC2024 Flame Nebula and Alnitak in Orion
IC434 Horsehead Nebula in Orion
IC434 Horsehead Nebula in Orion
NGC1990 Diffuse Nebula in Orion
B35 Dark Nebula in Orion
M78 and NGC2071 Reflection Nebulae in Orion
M78 Reflection Nebula in Orion
NGC2174 Monkey Head Nebula in Orion~~~~~~~~~~ Gemini ~~~~~~~~~~
Sh2-249 at IC443 in Gemini~~~~~~~~~~ Monoceros ~~~~~~~~~~
NGC2237 Rosette Nebula in Monoceros
Center of NGC2237 Rosette Nebula in Monoceros
Nebulae at B37 in Monoceros
Sh2-280 Emission Nebula in Monoceros
NGC2264(oc) Christmas Tree Cluster in Monoceros
Cone Nebula at NGC2264 in Monoceros
IC2177 Seagull Nebula in Monoceros
Sh2-292 Head of Seagull in Monoceros~~~~~~~~~~ Canis Major ~~~~~~~~~~
NGC2359 Thor's Helmet in Canis Major~~~~~~~~~~ Sagittarius ~~~~~~~~~~
B289 Dark Nebula in Sagittarius
M20 Trifid Nebula in Sagittarius
M8 Lagoon Nebula in Sagittarius
NGC6559 Diffuse Nebula in Sagittarius
NGC6589 Diffuse Nebula in Sagittarius
IC4701, M18, and M17 in Sagittarius
M17 Swan Nebula in Sagittarius
M17 Swan Nebula in Sagittarius~~~~~~~~~~ Serpens Cauda ~~~~~~~~~~
M16 Eagle Nebula in Serpens Cauda
M16 Eagle Nebula in Serpens Cauda
M16 Eagle Nebula in Serpens Cauda~~~~~~~~~~ Aquila ~~~~~~~~~~
B140 Dark Nebula in Aquila
B142/B143 Barnard's E Nebula in Aquila~~~~~~~~~~ Vulpecula ~~~~~~~~~~
NGC6823 Diffuse Nebula in Vulpecula~~~~~~~~~~ Cygnus ~~~~~~~~~~
Sh2-101 Diffuse Nebula in Cygnus
B147 Dark Nebula in Cygnus
NGC6888 Crescent Nebula in Cygnus
NGC6888 Crescent Nebula in Cygnus
IC1318 (W) Gamma Cygni Nebula in Cygnus
IC1318 (E) Gamma Cygni Nebula in Cygnus
IC1318 (E) Gamma Cygni Nebula in Cygnus
IC1318 (E) Gamma Cygni Nebula in Cygnus
IC1318 (E) Gamma Cygni Nebula in Cygnus
vdB131 Dust and Gas in Cygnus
IC5070 Pelican Nebula in Cygnus
IC5070 Pelican Nebula in Cygnus
IC5068 North of Pelican Nebula in Cygnus
IC5076 Reflection Nebula in Cygnus
B352-3 Dark Nebulae near NGC7000 in Cygnus
NGC7000 North America Nebula in Cygnus
NGC7000 North America Nebula in Cygnus
NGC7000 North America Nebula in Cygnus
Central America in NGC7000 in Cygnus
B168 Dark Nebula in Cygnus
IC5146 Cocoon Nebula in Cygnus~~~~~~~~~~ Cepheus ~~~~~~~~~~
B150 Dark Nebula in Cepheus
NGC7023 Iris Nebula in Cepheus
IC1396A Elephant Trunk Nebula in Cepheus
IC1396 Elephanat Trunk Nebula in Cepheus
IC5134 Reflection Nebula in Cepheus
B175 Dark Nebula in Cepheus
Sh2-132 Diffuse Nebula in Cepheus
NGC7380 Gas and Dust in Cepheus_web.jpg "Click to view larger astrophoto.")
NGC7380(en) Wizard Nebula in Cepheus
NGC7538 Emission at Two Stars in Cepheus
Sh2-155 Diffuse Nebula in Cepheus
Sh2-157 Diffuse Nebula in Cepheus
NGC7822 Diffuse Nebulae in Cepheus
NGC7822 Diffuse Nebulae in Cepheus
Supernova Remnants
~~~~~~~~~~ Taurus ~~~~~~~~~~
M1 Crab Nebula in Taurus~~~~~~~~~~ Gemini ~~~~~~~~~~
IC443 Jellyfish Nebula in Gemini~~~~~~~~~~ Canes Venatici ~~~~~~~~~~
Supernova 2011dh in M51 Whirlpool Galaxy~~~~~~~~~~ Ursa Major ~~~~~~~~~~
Supernova 2014j in M82 Cigar Galaxy
Supernova PTF11kly in M101 Pinwheel Galaxy~~~~~~~~~~ Cygnus ~~~~~~~~~~
Veil Nebula in Cygnus
NGC6960 Veil Nebula (W) in Cygnus
NGC6960 Veil Nebula (W) in Cygnus
NGC6992 Veil Nebula (E) in Cygnus
NGC6992 Veil Nebula (E) in Cygnus
NGC6992 Veil Nebula (E) in Cygnus
NGC6995 Veil Nebula (E) in Cygnus
Planetary Nebulae
~~~~~~~~~~ Cepheus ~~~~~~~~~~
NGC40 Planetary Nebula in Cepheus~~~~~~~~~~ Cetus ~~~~~~~~~~
NGC246 Planetary Nebula in Cetus~~~~~~~~~~ Perseus ~~~~~~~~~~
M76 Little Dumbbell in Perseus~~~~~~~~~~ Taurus ~~~~~~~~~~
NGC1514 Crystal Ball Nebula in Taurus~~~~~~~~~~ Gemini ~~~~~~~~~~
NGC2371/2372 Planetary Nebula in Gemini
NGC2392 Eskimo Nebula in Gemini
A21 Medusa Nebula in Gemini~~~~~~~~~~ Canis Minor ~~~~~~~~~~
A24 Planetary Nebula in Canis Minor~~~~~~~~~~ Ursa Major ~~~~~~~~~~
M97 Owl Nebula in Ursa Major~~~~~~~~~~ Hercules ~~~~~~~~~~
NGC6210 Turtle Nebula in Hercules~~~~~~~~~~ Draco ~~~~~~~~~~
NGC6543 Cat Eye Nebula in Draco~~~~~~~~~~ Lyra ~~~~~~~~~~
M57 Ring Nebula in Lyra
M57 Ring Nebula in Lyra~~~~~~~~~~ Cygnus ~~~~~~~~~~
NGC6826 Blinking Planetary in Cygnus
NGC7048 Planetary Nebula in Cygnus~~~~~~~~~~ Vulpecula ~~~~~~~~~~
M27 Dumbbell Nebula in Vulpecula
M27 Dumbbell Nebula in Vulpecula~~~~~~~~~~ Aquarius ~~~~~~~~~~
NGC7293 Helix Nebula in Aquarius~~~~~~~~~~ Andromeda ~~~~~~~~~~
NGC7662 Blue Snowball in Andromeda
Galaxies
~~~~~~~~~~ Andromeda ~~~~~~~~~~
M31, M32, and M110 Galaxies in Andromeda
Core of M31 Andromeda Galaxy
M32 Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy in Andromeda
M110 Elliptical Galaxy in Andromeda
NGC891 Galaxy in Andromeda~~~~~~~~~~ Cassiopeia ~~~~~~~~~~
NGC147 Galaxy in Cassiopeia
NGC185 Galaxy in Cassiopeia~~~~~~~~~~ Sculptor ~~~~~~~~~~
NGC253 Sculptor Galaxy~~~~~~~~~~ Pisces ~~~~~~~~~~
M74 The Phantom Galaxy in Pisces
M74 The Phantom Galaxy in Pisces~~~~~~~~~~ Triangulum ~~~~~~~~~~
M33 Triangulum Galaxy
Core of M33 Triangulum Galaxy
NGC925 Galaxy in Triangulum~~~~~~~~~~ Aries ~~~~~~~~~~
NGC772 Galaxy in Aries~~~~~~~~~~ Cetus ~~~~~~~~~~
NGC1055 Galaxy in Cetus
M77 Cetus A Galaxy~~~~~~~~~~ Camelopardalis ~~~~~~~~~~
IC342 Galaxy in Camelopardalis
NGC2403 Galaxy in Camelopardalis~~~~~~~~~~ Lynx ~~~~~~~~~~
NGC2683 Galaxy in Lynx~~~~~~~~~~ Ursa Major ~~~~~~~~~~
NGC2841 Galaxy in Ursa Major
M81 Bode's Galaxy in Ursa Major
M82 Cigar Galaxy in Ursa Major
M108 Galaxy in Ursa Major
M109 Galaxy in Ursa Major
M101 Pinwheel Galaxy in Ursa Major~~~~~~~~~~ Sextans ~~~~~~~~~~
NGC3115 Spindle Galaxy in Sextans~~~~~~~~~~ Leo ~~~~~~~~~~
NGC2903 Galaxy in Leo
M96 Galaxy Group in Leo
M95 Galaxy in Leo
M96 Galaxy in Leo
M105, NGC3371, and NGC3389 Galaxies in Leo
NGC3521 Galaxy in Leo
Leo Triplets
M66 and M65 Leo Triplets 2 and 1
M65 Leo Triplet 1
M66 Leo Triplet 2
NGC3628 Leo Triplet 3~~~~~~~~~~ Corvus ~~~~~~~~~~
Antennae Galaxies in Corvus~~~~~~~~~~ Virgo ~~~~~~~~~~
M61 Swelling Spiral Galaxy in Virgo
Markarian's Chain in Virgo
NGC4438-35 Eyes Galaxies in Virgo
M87, M86, and M84 Galaxies in Virgo
M86, M84, and Other Galaxies in Virgo
M87 Virgo A Galaxy
M87, M58, M89, and M90 Galaxies in Virgo
M49 Galaxy in Virgo
M90 Galaxy in Virgo
NGC4567-68 Siamese Galaxies in Virgo
M58 Galaxy in Virgo
M104 Sombrero Galaxy in Virgo
M60 and M59 Galaxies in Virgo~~~~~~~~~~ Canes Venatici ~~~~~~~~~~
M106 and NGC4248 Galaxies in Canes Venatici
NGC4449 Box Galaxy in Canes Venatici
NGC4490 Cocoon Galaxy and NGC4485 in Canes Venatici
NGC4631 and NGC4656 Galaxies in Canes Venatici
NGC4631 Whale Galaxy in Canes Venatici
NGC4656 Hockey Stick Galaxy in Canes Venatici
M94 Cat's Eye Galaxy in Canes Venatici
M63 Sunflower Galaxy in Canes Venatici
M51 Whirlpool and NGC5195 in Canes Venatici~~~~~~~~~~ Coma Berenices ~~~~~~~~~~
M98 Galaxy in Coma Berenices
M99 Coma Pinwheel Galaxy in Coma Berenices
M85 and NGC4394 Galaxies in Coma Berenices
M88 Galaxy in Coma Berenices
NGC4565 and NGC4562 Galaxies in Coma Berenices
M91 Galaxy in Coma Berenices
M100 and Other Galaxies in Coma Berenices
NGC4725 and NGC4712 Galaxies in Coma Berenices
M64 Black Eye Galaxy in Coma Berenices~~~~~~~~~~ Draco ~~~~~~~~~~
M102 Spindle Galaxy in Draco
NGC5907 Splinter Galaxy in Draco
NGC6503 Galaxy in Draco~~~~~~~~~~ Sagittarius ~~~~~~~~~~
NGC6822 Banard's Galaxy in Sagittarius~~~~~~~~~~ Cygnus ~~~~~~~~~~
NGC6946 Galaxy in Cygnus~~~~~~~~~~ Pegasus ~~~~~~~~~~
NGC7217 Galaxy in Pegasus
NGC7331 and Other Galaxies in Pegasus
NGC7479 Galaxy in Pegasus
NGC7814 Electric Arc Galaxy in Pegasus
New Photos
M57 Ring Nebula in Lyra
M57 Ring Nebula in Lyra