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Almost Super Color Ful(l) Moon

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Almost Super Color Ful(l) Moon 2024-08-19 20:03 UT

Last night’s full moon at 20:03 UT, almost a super moon, i.e. a full moon at perigee, which will be on 2024-08-21 5:05 UT at a distance of 360193 km. Two days earlier, the Moon here is at declination -14.7°, a distance of 364578 km, aged 13.8 d with the canoncial full moon at 18:28 UT. Combined RGB exposures with heavily boosted colors.

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Etosha Day 4

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Etosha – Day 4 – Oryx Crossing King Nehale Gate Road

Another batch of images from the Etosha National Park, Namibia. See also the previous posting for day 1, day 2 and day 3, as well as the expanded series in the gallery.

Ein weiterer Schwung von Bildern aus dem Etosha National Park, Namibia. Siehe auch das vorherige Posting zu Tag 1, Tag 2 und Tag3, sowie die erweiterte Serie in der Galerie.

Gallery > Photography > Namibia > Namibia 2023 – Etosha

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The Chandelier and the Cloud

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NGC 6723 Chandelier Cluster in Sagittarius and Corona Australis Molecular Cloud – LRGB v1

One of most beautiful region in the southern skies, the Corona Australis Molecular Cloud with the NGC 6726 and IC 4812 reflection nebulae and nearby Chandelier Cluster NGC 6723. The later belongs to Sagittarius, though.

More details at Astrobin.

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Great Peacock Globular

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Great Peacock Globular – NGC 6752 in Pavo – LRGB v1

Enough SHO images, here’s something in plain LRGB, NGC 6752, the Great Peacock Globular Cluster in Pavo.

More details at Astrobin.

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Etosha Day 3

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Etosha – Day 3 – Zebras at Andoni Waterhole

Another batch of images from the Etosha National Park, Namibia. See also the previous posting for day 1 and day 2, as well as the expanded series in the gallery.

Ein weiterer Schwung von Bildern aus dem Etosha National Park, Namibia. Siehe auch das vorherige Posting zu Tag 1 und Tag 2, sowie die erweiterte Serie in der Galerie.

Gallery > Photography > Namibia > Namibia 2023 – Etosha

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