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The Wild Duck Cluster (Messier 11, NGC 6705) The Wild Duck Cluster (Messier 11, NGC 6705) The Wild Duck Cluster (Messier 11, NGC 6705) is an open cluster of stars in the constellation Shield, which I have characteristically rich in blue stars. BEST DETAILS: https://www.astrobin.com/full/2oigy2/0/ E...

The open star cluster Collinder 394 (Cr 394) in the upper region, and NGC 6716 in the lower region BEST DETAILS: https://www.astrobin.com/full/aaekex/0/ EQUIPMENT: ZWO ASI 6200MC COLED Esprit 150mm CEM60 mount 11/08/2021 Location : Jales - SP - Brazil Author: Fernando Oliveira de Menezes (Organizin...

GLOBULAR CLUSTER M14 - NGC 6402 Messier 14 (NGC 6402) is a globular cluster of stars located in the constellation Ophiuchus, at a distance of about 30,000 light years from Earth. BEST DETAILS: https://www.astrobin.com/full/l289f5/B/ EQUIPMENT: ZWO ASI 6200MC COLED Esprit 150mm CEM60 mount 08/09/202...

Messier 55 - The Summer Rose Star It is a globular cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius, , M55 is 17,600 light-years away from Earth, has a mass about 269,000 times that of the Sun. BEST DETAILS: https://www.astrobin.com/full/hu6295/0/ EQUIPMENT: ZWO ASI 6200MC COLED Esprit 1500mm CEM60...

MINERAL MOON BEST DETAILS: https://www.astrobin.com/full/57fuan/0/ EQUIPMENT: ZWO ASI 6200MC COLED Spirit 1500mm CEM120 ASSEMBLY 12/10/2021 Location: São Paulo - SP - Brazil Copyright: Fernando Oliveira de Menezes (Organizing author of the book Astrofotografia Amadora no Brasil https://clubedeautor...

CLUSTERS IN THE DORADO CONSTELLATION In the central part we have the cloudiness next to the NGC 2147 cluster On the right is the cluster quintet in Dorado: NGC 2160, NGC 2156 , NGC 2164 NGC 2159 and NGC 2172, from right to left, respectively. BEST DETAILS: https://www.astrobin.com/full/s4nyf5/B/ EQ...

GLOBULAR STAR CLUSTER MESSIER 4 (NGC 6121) Messier 4 (NGC 6121) is a globular cluster of stars in the constellation Scorpio, discovered by Jean-Philippe de Chéseaux in 1745 or 1746. The cluster is at a distance of just 7,200 light-years from Earth, considered the closest globular cluster to Earth u...

The globular cluster of stars M72 (NGC 6981) M72 (NGC 6981) is a globular cluster in the constellation Aquarius, at a distance of approximately 50,000 light-years from Earth, it is one of the most distant clusters that make up the Messier catalogue. It's not very dense, only Messier 71 and Messier ...

MINERAL MOON AND MOON Both images were taken on the same day, one recorded in raw8 and the other in mono. The recorded in Raw8 was performed using a saturation technique to show the details. BEST DETAILS: https://www.astrobin.com/full/9mtmyx/0/ EQUIPMENTS: ZWO ASI 6200MC COLED Esprit 1500mm Powerma...

HYGNUS VOLCANIC CRATER AND THE ACCUMULATION OF VOLCANIC ASHES HYGINUS is one of the few craters on the lunar surface that does not have an impact from a celestial body. It is considered the largest crater of volcanic origin on the visible face of the Moon. Located in the center of the rhyme Hyginus...

APENINUS HILLS (LEFT) AND CALCASUS HILLS (RIGHT) Located north of the moon, with a length of approximately 978km and 445km, respectively, separated only by a fault BEST DETAILS: https://www.astrobin.com/full/toyqmg/0/ ** EQUIPMENTS: ** ZWO ASI 6200MC COLED Esprit 1500mm Powermate 2x 10/13/2021 Loca...

MINERAL MOON BEST DETAILS: https://www.astrobin.com/full/1yg0hw/0/ EQUIPMENTS: ZWO ASI 6200MC COLED Esprit 1500mm Powermate 2x Single video without mosaic 10/13/2021 Location : São Paulo - SP - Brazil Copyright: Fernando Oliveira de Menezes URL to image file (which must be to the image itself)

GLOBULAR STAR CLUSTER - MESSIER M28 This cluster is one of the original discoveries of French astronomer Charles Messier, who cataloged it on July 27, 1764. Located in the constellation Sagittarius, at a distance of approximately 18,000 light years from Earth Best details: https://www.astrobin.com/...

NEBULA IN THE DORADO CONSTELLATION AND IN ITS INTERIOR THE GLOBULAR STAR CLUSTER NGC1761 In this image, a poorly photographed region, we find in the most central region, a little to the left, a lighter region, the bean nebula (NGC 1763), already a little more to the right, another nebula with simil...

THE GLOBULAR CLUSTER M2 The first globular cluster to be added to the Messier catalogue, M2 is located about 37,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Aquarius, it was discovered by Franco-Italian astronomer Giovanni Domenico Maraldi on September 11, 1746 while observing with Jacques Cassi...

MOON IN FALSE COLOR BEST DETAIL: https://www.astrobin.com/full/jy67md/0/ The moon is usually seen in subtle shades of gray or yellow. The different colors are recognized to correspond to actual differences in the chemical composition of the lunar surface. Blue hues reveal areas rich in ilmenite, wh...

THE YOUNG GLOBULAR CLUSTER NGC 362 NGC 362 is a globular cluster in the direction of the constellation Tucanae, it is one of the youngest globular clusters, probably forming long after our Galaxy. NGC 362 can be found with the naked eye almost in front of the Small Magellanic Cloud and angularly cl...

THE GLOBULAR CLUSTER - MESSIER M69 Discovered by astronomer Charles Messier, who added it to his catalog on August 31, 1780, along with Messier 70. It is one of the weakest globular clusters in Messier's catalogue, with low metallicity. It can be seen as a small mist in binoculars. However, due to ...

THE GLOBULAR CLUSTER MESSIER 107 Discovered in 1782 by Pierre Méchain, French astronomer and colleague of Charles Messier, M107 was the last Messier object to be found, located in the constellation Ophiuchus, it lies close to the galactic plane at a distance of 20,000 light-years from Earth. It has...

The Messier 71 (NGC 6838) cluster It is a globular cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius located approximately 13 000 light years from Earth. For a long time, the classification of M71 was a dense open cluster, but nowadays it's pretty inconclusive, with little study to help astronomers ...

The globular star cluster NGC 6752 in the constellation of Pavo Add 13,000 light-years away toward the southern constellation Pavo. NGC 6752 follows the Omega Centauri and 47 Tucanaeclusters as the third brightest globe in planet Earth's night sky Best details: https://www.astrobin.com/full/fonjvu/...

MINERAL MOON BEST DETAILS: https://www.astrobin.com/full/jp8pwd/0/ The different colors are recognized as corresponding to actual differences in the chemical composition of the lunar surface. Shades of blue reveal areas rich in ilmenite, which contains iron, titanium and oxygen, mainly titanium, wh...

Open cluster NGC 6087 in the constellation of Norma (S Normae Cluster) NGC 6087 has a visual magnitude of 5.4, located 3,500 light-years away in the constellation Norma. The cluster is centered on the star S Normae, which is also the brightest star of NGC 6087. Best details: https://www.astrobin.co...

MESSIER 23 (NGC 6494) - OPEN CLUSTER IN THE CONSTELLATION SAGITTARIUS M23, , large open star cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius. The cluster lies at a distance of 2,150 light Years from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 6.9. Messier 23 can be easily seen with binoculars and is be...

MOON BEST DETAILS: https://www.astrobin.com/43ukl5/ EQUIPMENTS: ZWO ASI 6200MC COLED ESPIRIT 150MM 08/16/2021 Location: São Paulo - SP - Brazil Processing and capture: Software:, Photoshop CS6, SharpCap V3.0 Sharcap, AutoStakkert AutoStackert ! NAME : Fernando Oliveira de Menezes EMAIL : Barrteosme...