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M 31

Jul 20, 2023

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Luca Zanini

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M 31 or NGC 224, better known as the Andromeda galaxy, is a barred spiral galaxy about 2.5 million light-years from the Milky Way and it is the largest galaxy in the Local Group.The glow that can be seen in the lower left is part of the galaxy M 110, a satellite of the Andromeda…
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M 20

Jul 20, 2023

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Luca Zanini

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The nebula M 20 or NGC 6514, known as the Trifid nebula due to its shape, is located in the constellation Sagittarius.
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Saturn

Jul 18, 2023

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Saturn, photographed at 4:04 local time on July 15, 2023; the image is the processing of 10% of the best 902 frames taken in one minute.
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NGC 6995

Jul 14, 2023

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Luca Zanini

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The photo shows part of the Veil nebula, centered on NGC 6995, and it is the remnant of a supernova that exploded about 10,000 to 20,000 years ago.
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M 8

Jul 11, 2023

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Luca Zanini

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The Lagoon nebula, or M 8 or NGC 6523, is an emission nebula in the constellation Sagittarius and contains within it the open cluster NGC 6530.
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Last quarter moon

Jul 10, 2023

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Here are some shots of the moon in a phase very close to the last quarter.
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M 101

Jan 21, 2023

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Luca Zanini

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The spiral galaxy M 101 or NGC 5457 in the constellation Ursa Major, photographed on January 14, 2023 at 01:51:59 universal time, 02:51:59 local time for an exposure time of 30 minutes.
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M 63

Jan 21, 2023

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Luca Zanini

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The spiral galaxy M 63 or NGC 5055 in the constellation Canes Venatici, photographed on January 14, 2023 at 00:33:34 universal time, 01:33:34 local time with an exposure time of 30 minutes.
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M 51

Jan 20, 2023

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Luca Zanini

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The interacting galaxies M 51 (NGC 5194) and NGC 5195 in the constellation Canes Venatici, photographed on January 13, 2023 at 23:24:11 Universal Time (January 14, 2023 00:24:11 local time) with an exposure time of 30 minutes.
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Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)

Jan 20, 2023

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Luca Zanini

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I observed the comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) on the night of January 14, 2023 between 02:42:44 and 03:15:51 UT which correspond to 03:42:44 – 04:15:51 local time, two days after its perihelion and at a distance of about 100 million kilometers from Earth and a magnitude of 6.7
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