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Cometary Globule CG1

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Cometary Globule CG1 in Gum Nebula – IAS Remote Telescope, Hakos, Namibia – Nov 2023 – LRGB v1

Like a dolphin ahead of the red flood. Nick-named “Flipper” by the IAS remote team, this is the Cometary Globule CG1 in the outskirt of the Gum Nebula. [1] [2]

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Grus Quartet Galaxies

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NGC 7599, 7590, 7582 – Grus Quartet Galaxies – IAS Hakos, Namibia – Sep 2023 v1

Only three of the quartet, NGC 7522 is a bit further out, but NGC 7599, 7590, and 7582 just barely fit the frame. Data from September at IAS Observatory, Hakos, Namibia.

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NGC 1097 and Supernova 2023rve

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NGC 1097 and Supernova 2023rve – Galaxy in Fornax – IAS Hakos, Namibia – 18 Sep 2023 v1

Image data from 18 Sep 2023, taken on-site at the IAS Hakos Observatory, Namibia. The spiral galaxy NGC 1097 in Fornax with a back then new type II supernova 2023rev, discovered on 08 Sep 2023. So only 10 days old in this image (see marker), or 45 million years, depending on the perspective.

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47 Tuc Cluster

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47 Tuc Globular Cluster – VdS Remote Telescope, Hakos, Namibia – Oct 2023 – RGB v1

My personal first test run with the VdS remote telescope, also based at Hakos, Namibia. A well known target deep in the southern skies here, the 47 Tucanae globular cluster, near the Small Magellanic Cloud, also known as NGC 104.

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IC 2395 – Open Cluster in Vela

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IC 2395 – Open Cluster in Vela – IAS Remote Telescope, Hakos, Namibia – Feb 2023 – RGB v1

Another open cluster of the southern skies … and a lot of cosmic “Schmodder” ;-)

All details at Astrobin, see also Herbert Walter’s Astrobin IOTD.

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NGC 2547 – Open Cluster in Vela

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NGC 2547 – Open Cluster in Vela – IAS Remote Telescope, Hakos, Namibia – Feb 2023 – HaRGB v1

Quite a bit more colorful nebulosity in this image of NGC 2547, an open cluster in Vela. Took me while to finalize the image processing, the data is back from February 2023, using the IAS remote telescope at Hakos.

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