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Mario Motta's Astrophotos

Member of the Springfield Telescope Makers & ATMoB

Images posted 2009-Feb-23
Abel 2151, galaxy cluster 600 million light years away, In Hurcules. 60 galaxies here.	Hercules Super Cluster (Abel 2151)	IC 434, Horsehead Nebula. 3 hour exposure, 90 minutes long, 30 minutes each Blue, Red, Green. Taken Dec 2008 with 32 inch relay scope, Gloucester MA .	Horsehead (IC 434) Dec 2008
M1, supernova of 1054, 90 minute total exposure.	M1 Supernova Remant (Color)	M13, 40 minute exposure, with 32 inch relay scope, Gloucester MA.	M13 Globular Cluster
M16, 90 minute total exposure. Taken August 2008.	M16 (Color) Aug 2008	M20, the Trifid nebula, taken 7/08.	M20, The Trifid Nebula (Color) Jul 2008
M33, 2 images, each 60 minutes, mosaic. Taken with 32 inch relay scope, dec 2008.	M33, Spiral Galaxy Dec 2008	The very center of M42 in high resolution.	M42, The Great Orion Nebula
M51, from May 2008, 70 minute exposure.	M51, Whirlpool Galaxy May 2008	M63, taken May 2008.	M63, Spiral Galaxy May 2008
M81, 60 minute total exposure, with 32 inch relay scope.	M81, Spiral Galaxy	M95, in Leo. A spiral, within a ring, within a spiral.	M95, Sprial Galaxy
NGC 7814. spiral galaxy in Pegasus.	NGC-7814, Edge-on Spiral Galaxy	NGC 1300, nice barred spiral.	NGC-1300, Barred Spiral
NGC 253, 60 minute exposure.	NGC-253, Spiral Galaxy	NGC 3628. This is the "third" galaxy near M65 and M66, tidally being distorted.	NGC-3628, Tidally Distorted Galaxy
NGC 4565, 60 minute exposure.	NGC-4565, Edge-on Galaxy	NGC 7479, another nice barred spiral, this is 120 million LY away.	NGC-7479, Barred Spiral
NGC 891, 60 minute exposure.	NGC891, Edge-on Galaxy	Part of Eastern Veil Nebula, NGC6002 .	NGC-6002, Veil Nebula East

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