Happy Spalsh down day everybody!
#NASA #Artemis2 #PleaseLookUp
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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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#astrophotography
#lookup
#pleaselookup

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.

#Crab #M1 #nebula #darksky #Taurus #constellation #astrophotography #qhy #backyardastronomy #cosmiclottery #cosmicluminosity #lookup #pleaselookup

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

#NGC7331 #stephansquintet #galaxy #darksky #pegasus #constellation #astrophotography #qhy #backyardastronomy #cosmiclottery #cosmicluminosity #lookup #pleaselookup

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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#pleaselookup
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#NGC4725

🔭 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.

#astrophotography #lookup #pleaselookup 🧪

Located in the constellation Perseus, this is NGC 1499 (The California Nebula). This nebula is at a distance of ~1,000 light-years from Earth.

#NGC1499 #california #perseus #nebula #darksky #constellation #astrophotography #lookup #pleaselookup

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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#astrophotography
#lookup
#pleaselookup
#grandesign
#galaxy
#messier
#M100

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.

#galaxy #darksky #CanesVenatici #constellation #astrophotography #backyardastronomy #cosmicluminosity #lookup #pleaselookup

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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#astrophotography
#lookup
#pleaselookup

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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#astrophotography
#lookup
#pleaselookup

Jamie Raskin suggested there should be small to medium protests outside Congress and the agencies every day. Which seems fair to me (but Pi day is an obvious one for science 🙂). I half think we should label it as #PleaseLookUp because of the movie, but maybe not, considering the ending.

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