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2020年8月6日 Messier 20 and 21 Image Credit & Copyright: Emanuele Petrilli Explanation: The beautiful Trifid Nebula, also known as Messier 20, is easy to find with a small telescope in the nebula rich constellation Sagittarius. About 5,000 light-years away, the colorful study in cosmic contrasts shares this well-composed, nearly 1 degree wide field with ope...
2019 December 30 Messier 20 and 21 Image Credit & Copyright: Stanislav Volskiy, Chilescope Team Explanation: The beautiful Trifid Nebula, also known as Messier 20, is easy to find with a small telescope in the nebula rich constellation Sagittarius. About 5,000 light-years away, the colorful study in cosmic contrasts shares this well-composed, nearly 1 de...
2019 October 13 A Stellar Jewel Box: Open Cluster NGC 290 Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Acknowledgement: E. Olzewski (U. Arizona) Explanation: Jewels don’t shine this bright — only stars do. Like gems in a jewel box, though, the stars of open cluster NGC 290 glitter in a beautiful display of brightness and color. The photogenic cluster, pictur...
2019 August 30 NGC 7129 and NGC 7142 Image Credit & Copyright: Steve Cannistra (StarryWonders) Explanation: This wide-field telescopic image looks toward the constellation Cepheus and an intriguing visual pairing of dusty reflection nebula NGC 7129 (right) and open star cluster NGC 7142. The two appear separated by only half a degree on the sky, but they...