Wonky is back up and running! It finished its test run last night with flying colours and fingers crossed we'll get back to posting awesome space photos soon!

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Haley's Coronet is a barred spiral galaxy located 50 million light-years from us. Viewed side-on, we can see it interacting with a smaller dwarf galaxy, NGC1531, as the outer arm of the galaxy is seemingly pulling towards its smaller companion.

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Wonky received a much needed upgrade over the break. The hatch hinges were replaced and an actuator was added to the hatch. Allowing Wonky to see targets low on the horizon. Fingers crossed we've got some good stuff in store for 2025!

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The Great Barred Spiral Galaxy, or NGC 1365, is a large barred spiral galaxy located within the Fornax cluster. It's estimated to be around 3 times the size of our own Milky Way galaxy, with the outer arms taking 350 million years to finish a single rotation. #space #astronomy #astrophotography

The Pencil Nebula is a small part of the Vela Supernova Remnant, which originated from a star exploding around 11,000 years ago. This explosion caused this particular fragment to fly away from the source at approximately 644,000 kilometers per hour.

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NGC 6334, also known as the "Cat's Paw" Nebula, is a large cloud of gas spanning 320 light years. This nebula is abundant in ionized hydrogen, which gives off a red hue, while oxygen atoms reflect blue light.

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Thor's Helmet, an emission nebula measuring about 30 light-years across, houses a central star that is approaching a pre-supernova phase. It comprises several hundred solar masses of ionised material, and several thousand more of unionised gas

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The Tarantula Nebula is one of the largest ionised hydrogen regions in our Local Group, and it's so bright that if it were as close as the Orion Nebula is it would cast shadows at night! Named for the cloud structures that resemble a tarantula's lair.

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