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Sinus Iridum to Plato

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Sinus Imbrium to PlatoSinus Iridum (“Bay of Rainbows”) to crater Plato on the northwestern rim of Mare Imbrium. Out in the lava sea, Montes Recti (“Straight Range”) points toward Montes Teneriffe just below Plato (“Tenerife Mountains”, as in the Canary Islands. These isolated mountains form part of an inner impact uplift rim of Imbrium, gouged by an asteroid estimated at 236 km across.Santel MK-91 230 mm f/13 Maksutov-Cassegrain (FL 3,000 mm) on an AP 900 mount, from January 25, 2021. Camera: FLIR Grasshopper 2 GigE; Best 1,600 of 13,200 frames at 22 FPS, from Ossipee, New Hampshire.

Copyright: Robert Gillette

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NGC 6914 - Bluebird Nebula

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NGC 6914 – the Bluebird Nebula – is a small but dramatic and complex reflection nebula in Cygnus. Captured with my StarlightXpress H9C and ASA 12-inch f/3.6 corrected astrograph. In this orientation, it resembles the profile of a bluebird.

Copyright: Robert Gillette

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