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Observer's Corner for May
A Mess of Messier Objects and Galaxies Too
Professor Hal Jandorf Strikes Astronomical Gold at Borrego Springs!
“All individual celestial objects were imaged on April 14, 15 and the morning of April 16, 2018 using a 100 mm Triplet Refractor(Explore Scientific) at f/7, camera was a Sony A7, ISO 3200, and all photos were 60 to 90 seconds on an iOptron Z25EQ mount, tracking but not guiding.”
Excellent Weather Combined with Great Seeing to Produce Fantastic Astrophotography
 SuperscopeThe telescope in the patio of Borrego Valley |  M57Ring Planetary Nebula in Lyra |  M97Owl Planetary Nebula in Ursa Major |
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 M3Globular Cluster in Canes Venatici |  M5Globular Cluster in Serpens |  M13Globular Cluster in Hercules |
 M81 M82M-81 and M-82 Galaxies in Ursa Major |  M83“Seashell” Barred Spiral Galaxy in Hydra |  M51“Whirlpool” Spiral Galaxy in Canes Venatici |
 Trio in LeoM-65 and M-66 (Trio in Leo) Galaxies |  M104“Sombrero” Edge on Galaxy in Virgo |  NGC4565“Needle” edge on Galaxy in Coma Berenices |
 Virgo Super ClusterThe Virgo Cluster of Galaxies (Count ‘em!) |  Milky Way Borrego Valley Inn 4 15 2018Thr rising Milky Way at 2:30 AM in Borrego Springs. There are THREE PLANETS in the photo |  Milky Way Borrego Valley Inn 4 15 2018 LabeledThe map of the Milky Way |
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