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06/04/2026

Blue Jay in flight

06/04/2026

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

06/03/2026

The Dumbbell Nebula (also known as the Apple Core Nebula, Messier 27, and NGC 6853) is a planetary nebula (nebulosity surrounding a white dwarf) in the constellation Vulpecula, at a distance of about 1360 light-years.

06/02/2026

Messier 102, also known as NGC 5866 and the Spindle Galaxy, is located 50 Million light-years away in the constellation of Draco.

06/01/2026

05/31/2026

The North America Nebula (NGC 7000 or Caldwell 20) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, close to Deneb (the tail of the swan and its brightest star) in the night sky. It is named because its shape resembles North America.
The portion of the nebula resembling Mexico and Central America is known as the Cygnus Wall. This region exhibits the most concentrated star formation.
It is 2600 light years away.

05/29/2026

The Owl Nebula (also known as Messier 97, M97 or NGC 3587) is a planetary nebula approximately 2,030 light years away in the constellation Ursa Major

05/26/2026

NGC 5907 (also known as NGC 5906, Knife Edge Galaxy, or Splinter Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy located approximately 46.5 million light years from Earth

05/21/2026

NGC 6543 (the Cat's Eye Nebula) is located roughly 3,300 to 4,400 light-years away from Earth The galaxy visually closest to NGC 6543 (the Cat's Eye Nebula) in the night sky is NGC 6552. It is a distant, barred spiral galaxy

05/16/2026

Messier 109 (also known as NGC 3992 or the Vacuum Cleaner Galaxy) is a barred spiral galaxy exhibiting a weak inner ring structure around the central bar approximately 67.2 ± 23 million light-years away in the northern constellation Ursa Major.
M109 has three satellite galaxies (UGC 6923, UGC 6940 and UGC 6969) and possibly more, look close.