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@tg8arc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy Oct 10, 2026, 1:42 PM

Here is the next image for the Dwarf Mini - #M110 #Galaxy / #M31 #TheAndromedaGalaxy / #M32 Galaxy. Last of the long duration observation for the Dwarf Mini. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur

M110 Galaxy / M31 The Andromeda Galaxy / M32 Galaxy - telescope processed image. About half of Andromeda's ~30 satellite dwarf galaxies orbit the main system within an unexpectedly thin, co-rotating,

M110 Galaxy / M31 The Andromeda Galaxy / M32 Galaxy - unprocessed image. A vast tidal stream of stars loops far beyond M31's main disk, marking the ancient remnant debris of a dwarf galaxy shredded and engulfed by Andromeda.

@tg8arc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy Oct 10, 2026, 10:47 AM

Good Saturday morning everyone. Last night just decided to let the s50 and the Dwarf Mini observe 2 items each. First up is the Dwarf Mini’s observation of #NGC7000 #NorthAmericanNebula. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur

NGC 7000 North American Nebula - telescope processed image. NGC 7000 is part of the same massive H II region as IC 5070 (Pelican Nebula), separated visually by dark interstellar dust lane LDN 935.

NGC 7000 North American Nebula - unprocessed image. Bright star Deneb was long thought to power it, but infrared surveys identified the true engine as hidden binary O-star HD 199579 behind dense dust.

@tg8arc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy Oct 4, 2026, 2:02 PM

Last post for today. Decided to let the Dwarf Mini and the s50 observe the same item. Here is #M43 #DeMairan'sNebula / #M42 #TheGreatNebulainOrion.

#seestar #S50 #space #astronomy #amateur #dwarflabs #dwarfmini

M43 De Mairan's Nebula / M42 The Great Nebula in Orion - s50 telescope processed image. Hubble revealed over 150 protoplanetary disks (proplyds) inside M42, capturing solar systems in the earliest stages of forming planets around newborn stars.

M43 De Mairan's Nebula / M42 The Great Nebula in Orion - Dwarf Mini telescope processed image. The core illumination comes from the Trapezium Cluster, a tight four-star system where Theta-1 Orionis C generates most of the ionizing ultraviolet radiation.

M43 De Mairan's Nebula / M42 The Great Nebula in Orion - Dwarf Mini unprocessed image. Physically part of the main Orion Nebula, M43 is separated from M42’s central glow by a dense foreground dust lane cataloged as the Dark Bay.

M43 De Mairan's Nebula / M42 The Great Nebula in Orion - s50 unprocessed image. Unlike M42’s Trapezium cluster, M43 is ionized and illuminated almost entirely by a single massive, hot variable star designated NU Orionis.

@tg8arc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy Oct 4, 2026, 1:25 PM

The last of last night’s planned observations- #M45 - #ThePleiades. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur

M45 - The Pleiades - unprocessed image. The cluster's hot, luminous blue B-type stars are burning through nuclear fuel rapidly and will burn out within the next 200 million years.

@tg8arc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy Oct 4, 2026, 12:17 PM

Another image from the Dwarf Mini - #NGC7380 - #TheWizardNebula. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur

NGC 7380 - The Wizard Nebula - telescope processed image. The open cluster embedded within the nebula is extremely young in cosmic terms, estimated to be only about 4 to 5 million years old.

NGC 7380 - The Wizard Nebula - unprocessed image. Beyond its NGC catalog number, the surrounding emission region is cataloged as Sh2-142 in Stewart Sharpless’s comprehensive list of H II regions.

@tg8arc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy Oct 4, 2026, 12:13 PM

As you will see last night was a mostly nebula themed observation night. Here is #IC1318 - #GammaCygniNebula. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur

IC 1318 - Gamma Cygni Nebula - telescope processed image. Supergiant star Sadr (Gamma Cygni) appears centrally located in the nebula, but it lies 1,800 light-years closer to Earth and does not illuminate the gas.

IC 1318 - Gamma Cygni Nebula - unprocessed image. The prominent dark nebula LDN 889 cuts through the center of IC 1318, splitting its glowing hydrogen clouds into two lobes known as the Butterfly Nebula.

@tg8arc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy Oct 4, 2026, 3:38 AM

Warm up image for the Dwarf Mini. Here is #M17 #TheOmegaNebula / #TheSwanNebula. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur

M17 The Omega / Swan Nebula - telescope processed image. The nebula glows intensely due to ultraviolet radiation from an embedded cluster of 35 massive hot stars, mostly hidden inside the dark dust clouds.

M17 The Omega / Swan Nebula - unprocessed image. M17 is considered one of the youngest and most massive star-forming regions in our galaxy, containing enough raw gas to form over 30,000 solar masses.

@marksnapspics.bsky.social Sep 25, 2026, 10:10 PM

Moon over the roof tops of Whitley Bay. Go out and have a look! Binoculars would be ideal if you have them.

#dwarflabs #dwarf3

@tg8arc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy Sep 7, 2026, 1:46 PM

Last image for the Dwarf Mini for today. Here is #M33 #TheTriangulumGalaxy. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur

M33 The Triangulum Galaxy - telescope processed image. It ranks as the third-largest galaxy in our Local Group behind Andromeda and the Milky Way, housing roughly 40 billion stars within its spiral arms.

M33 The Triangulum Galaxy - unprocessed image. It hosts NGC 604, one of the largest known H II star-forming regions in the Local Group—over 40 times larger than the famous Orion Nebula.

@tg8arc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy Sep 7, 2026, 1:33 PM

More nebulas coming at you in this post. Here is #NGC7380 #TheWizardNebula. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur

NGC 7380 The Wizard Nebula - telescope processed image. Discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1787, the designation NGC 7380 technically applies to the embedded open cluster illuminating the surrounding gas.

NGC 7380 The Wizard Nebula - unprocessed image. Radiation from a massive, compact binary system named DH Cephei drives the photoevaporation carving out the nebula’s distinctive, wizard-like dark pillars.

@tg8arc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy Sep 7, 2026, 1:14 PM

The next observation for the Dwarf Mini is #M11 #TheWildDuckCluster. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur

M11 The Wild Duck Cluster - telescope processed image. It earned its popular nickname because its brightest member stars form a distinct triangular V-shape through small telescopes, echoing a flock of ducks in flight.

M11 The Wild Duck Cluster - unprocessed image. Containing roughly 2,900 stars, it ranks as one of the richest, most compact open clusters known, almost resembling a sparse globular cluster in appearance.

@tg8arc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy Sep 7, 2026, 12:01 PM

Here is the first image for the Dwarf Mini from last night - #NGC7023 #TheIrisNebula. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur

NGC 7023 The Iris Nebula - telescope processed image. Astronomers using infrared space telescopes detected buckyballs (C60 carbon soccer-ball molecules) forming in the harsh UV light near its core star.

NGC 7023 The Iris Nebula - unprocessed image. The designation NGC 7023 actually refers to the open star cluster embedded within the dusty cloud, while LBN 487 names the reflection nebula itself.

@tg8arc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy Sep 5, 2026, 1:44 PM

Last image for the Dwarf Mini - #NGC281 #ThePacmanNebula. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur

@tg8arc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy Sep 5, 2026, 1:21 PM

Next up for the Dearf Mini is an observation of #NGC7000 #TheNorthAmericanNebula. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur

@tg8arc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy Sep 5, 2026, 1:14 PM

The Dwarf Mini also had a change to view #M27 #TheDumbbellNebula. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur