The Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex is a grouping of interstellar clouds with different nebulae, including emission, reflection, and dark nebulae, about 460 light years, a closest star-forming regions to us.

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The Triangulum Galaxy (Messier 33) is a spiral galaxy 2.73 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Triangulum.
In dark skies, this is the most distant object that can be seen with the naked eye.

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The Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex is a star-forming region about 460 ly away from us, towards the center of the galaxy.

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Young moon at sunset, Maunakea, Hawai'i.
The yellow haze is from Kīlauea erupting at the time, spewing sulfur dioxide into the air.

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Summer Milky Way from above the VIS, Maunakea, Hawai'i.

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Sunset with the Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) on Maunakea, Hawai'i.

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Sunset on Maunakea, Hawai'i.
From left to right, the Subaru, Keck I, and Keck II, observatories.

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47 Tucanae, a giant globular cluster deep in southern skies, hidden from most sites in the northern hemisphere. Imaged with a rented telescope from Australia.

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Just before the occultation of Mars by the Moon, from January 13, 2025.

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Timelapse of the Moon-Mars occultation from Monday night.

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Marsrise over the Moon.
The end of the occulation from last night.

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About to start the livestream in a few more minutes. Clear, with a very bright moon in the sky.

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About to go live for the Fort Worth Astronomical Society - Mars-Moon Occultation viewing!

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The California Nebula (NGC 1499 is a rather large emission nebula in Perseus, about 1,000 light years away. The name comes from how it rather resembles the state of California, being almost 2.5 dregrees wide, but only 1 degree across

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Alnitak, the Horsehead and the Flame.
Orion's Belt and nearby objects are part of the Orion Molecular Cloud complex, a star-forming region of gas and dust in the winter Milky Way.
There is also a little MAC galaxy in the image - bonus points to whoever can find it!
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Soon to start posting astrophotography, live viewing, image stacking and processing, and more from North Texas.

Some kit to start - Celestron 11" Schmidt-Cassegrain with a Starizona Hyperstar v4 and ZWO ASI2600MC-Pro (hidden behind the dewshield) on an iOptron CEM60EC mount, 70mm guidescope.