M94 and its halo

M94 and its halo

M94 is a most peculiar spiral galaxy: it sports a faint halo of stars. In fact, larger telescopes...

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NGC4565: "a cosmic needle"

NGC4565: "a cosmic needle"

NGC4565, called "The Needle" is a beautiful galaxy seen almost perfectly edge-on. I...

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"The Whale": galaxy NGC4631

"The Whale": galaxy NGC4631

After M66, here is another very active spiral galaxy with regions of intense star formation. But...

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M65 and M66 with Halpha

M65 and M66 with Halpha

M66 is actively producing new stars due to tidal waves from a previuos encounter with...

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A famous triplet in Leo: M65, M66 and NGC 3628

A famous triplet in Leo: M65, M66 and NGC 3628

The 3 spiral galaxies which form the M66 group exhibit marked differences. M66 is...

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La Sainte Victoire sous la pleine Lune

La Sainte Victoire sous la pleine Lune

Pas d'astronomie ce soir mais un superbe jeu d'ombres sous la Lune

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M109: a barred galaxy in Ursa Major

M109: a barred galaxy in Ursa Major

M109 is a text book barred galaxy located close to the bright star Phecda in Ursa Major. It is a...

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Comet Garradd on18/02/2012

Comet Garradd on18/02/2012

Comet Garradd is at its maximum luminosity. It is moving north away from us (to the right of the...

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Comet Garradd closest to M92

Comet Garradd closest to M92

This morning comet Garradd came within 0.5° of the globular cluster M92 giving the illusion of...

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Comet Garradd and M92: a tale of tails!

Comet Garradd and M92: a tale of tails!

Comet Garradd is now reaching maximum luminosity and can be seen close to M92 with binoculars in...

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Arbre penché sous le poids du ciel

Arbre penché sous le poids du ciel

En Provence

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Tabletop nebula

Tabletop nebula

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IC434, the Horsehead and a burst of flames

IC434, the Horsehead and a burst of flames

Two clear nights allowed a prolonged visit to this breathtaking panorama around Alnitak in the...

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Nebulosities around M42; 12H of narrow band

Nebulosities around M42; 12H of narrow band

The great nebula in Orion possesses a wast extend of weakly glowing nebulosity. It is possible to...

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M45, the Pléiades: a bouquet of stars for Xmas

M45, the Pléiades: a bouquet of stars for Xmas

A bouquet of stars for Xmas to all my flickr friends. For M45 the Pleiades, I used again the C11...

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M42: the great Orion nebula

M42: the great Orion nebula

The great nebula now shines high in the night sky and displays its delicate patterns and...

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Lever de soleil sur la Ste Victoire

Lever de soleil sur la Ste Victoire

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Bougainvillier, fuschia et Ste Victoire

Bougainvillier, fuschia et Ste Victoire

Sous la véranda un jour d'hiver particulièrement doux.

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