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NGC 2467 BRIGHT NEBULA AND STELLAR REGION
Explore Scientific, the company that made the 80mm APO refractor telescope that took the shot of the Seagull Nebula above liked it so much that they put it on the Explore Scientific 80mm ES page of their web site. Check THIS out!
As a young Air Force pilot, I flew the U-2 “Spy Plane” for a number of years. While it’s difficult to describe what its like to fly on the edge of space, this recent video clearly shows it. This is same type U-2R I flew, single seat of course. Click here to travel to the ultimate “high.”
We Live in the Milky Way Galaxy. Click HERE to Get A Map of the Galaxy Where We Live. For an idea of what our Milky Way might look like from a great distance away, here is a shot of NGC 6217, another barred-spiral galaxy, very similar to our own galaxy. To see NGC 6217 press HERE.
Welcome to the Emerald Coast Astronomy web site. All of the photographs on this site were taken by me. If you are curious about the equipment, click on that tab on the lower left. For those interested in getting into astronomy or astro-photography, drop me an email at bob@gaskin-astro.org
- Bob Gaskin
