In the deep cold south, I snapped up the Triangulum Galaxy (M33). This spiral galaxy is 2.73 million light years from Earth in the constellation Triangulum.

Triangulum is home to 40 billion stars, compared to 400 billion for the Milky Way and 1 trillion for Andromeda.

The active Sun is full of filaments (highlighted in yellow) and 89 Sunspots (highlighted in magenta).

Taken with the Lunt 40mm Solar telescope
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Even on a recent vacation, there are opportunities to gaze at the night sky. Altair and Vega in the western sky over Miami. Taken with my Google Pixel 8

Space is full of surprises, such as the Deer Lick Group. The main spiral galaxy in this image is NGC7341 in the constellation Pegasus. Estimated to be 40 million light years away.

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Another amazing gem in the night sky in the Constellation of Lyra is the Ring Nebula, M57.

The central star ran out of hydrogen fuel long ago and shed its atmosphere to space, where it is being ionized by the white star in the middle (planetary nebula).

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The "Cooling Tower Cluster" known as M29 in the constellation Cygnus. Discovered by Charles Messier in 1764, this open cluster of stars is around 5240 light years away.

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French astronomer Jean-Dominique Maraldi discovered this globular cluster in 1746 while observing a comet. Charles Messier rediscovered it in 1760 and labeled it in his catalog as M2.

It contains around 150,000 stars and is located around 55,000 light years away in the constellation of Aquarius.

Pelican Nebula does not disappoint. An area of ionized interstellar hydrogen gas in the constellation Cygnus, many areas are obscured by interstellar dust. Located about 1800 light years away.

Taken October 29, 2024, just south of the bright lights of Atlanta.

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