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Two galaxies in one field: a tilted edge-on galaxy at left and a larger oval spiral galaxy with a warm core at right — M81 & M82 – Bode's Galaxy and Cigar GalaxySpiral and starburst galaxies in Ursa Major · Messier 81 & Messier 82

Small glowing ring of blue and orange gas near the centre of a wide star field — M57 – Ring NebulaPlanetary nebula in Lyra · Messier 57

Face-on spiral galaxy with a bright core and sweeping pale arms in the upper right of a star field — M101 – Pinwheel GalaxyFace-on spiral galaxy in Ursa Major · Messier 101

Large tilted spiral galaxy with a bright core, with a smaller companion galaxy at lower right, among scattered stars — M106Spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici · Messier 106

Bright compact globular cluster of white stars at the centre of a sparse star field, with an orange star nearby — M3 – Globular ClusterGlobular cluster in Canes Venatici · Messier 3

Red glowing emission nebula with a bright rim, shaped like a ghost, in a star field with a bright blue-white star at lower right — IC 63 – Ghost of CassiopeiaEmission nebula in Cassiopeia · IC 63

Bright red emission nebula with dark dust lanes cutting into it from the right, filled with stars — NGC 281 – Pacman NebulaEmission nebula in Cassiopeia · NGC 281

Bright red emission nebula with dark dust lanes, shown in a starless version with the stars removed — NGC 281 – Pacman Nebula (starless)Emission nebula in Cassiopeia · NGC 281

Wide red hydrogen clouds with the dark horse-head silhouette at right and the orange-red Flame Nebula beside a bright star — Flame and Horsehead NebulaeEmission and dark nebulae in Orion · NGC 2024 & Barnard 33

Large, billowing red emission nebula with dark lanes, filling the frame — NGC 2175 – Monkey Head NebulaEmission nebula in Orion · NGC 2175

Edge-on, cigar-shaped galaxy with reddish filaments at its core, against a dark star field — M82 – Cigar GalaxyStarburst galaxy in Ursa Major · Messier 82

Oval spiral galaxy with a bright yellowish core and faint arms among scattered stars — M81 – Bode's GalaxySpiral galaxy in Ursa Major · Messier 81

Pink-red emission nebula with a dark dust lane cutting in from the lower right and a cluster of young stars at its centre — NGC 281 – Pacman NebulaEmission nebula in Cassiopeia · NGC 281

Large loose face-on spiral galaxy with blue arms and pink star-forming knots among foreground stars — M33 – Triangulum GalaxySpiral galaxy in Triangulum · Messier 33

Tilted spiral galaxy with a bright core and mottled purple-blue arms among bright foreground stars — M63 – Sunflower GalaxySpiral galaxy in Canes Venatici · Messier 63

Two rich open star clusters side by side in a dense star field — Perseus Double ClusterOpen star clusters in Perseus · NGC 869 & NGC 884

Bright blue-white stars with diffraction spikes surrounded by faint blue haze — Pleiades – Merope and ElectraOpen cluster with reflection nebulosity in Taurus · Messier 45

Compact globular cluster of white stars at right of centre in a star field — M92Globular cluster in Hercules · Messier 92

Red crescent-shaped shell of glowing gas with filamentary structure in a dense star field — NGC 6888 – Crescent NebulaEmission nebula in Cygnus · NGC 6888

Dark trunk-shaped dust globule winding through faint red nebulosity in a vertical frame — vdB 142 – Elephant's Trunk NebulaDark nebula in Cepheus · vdB 142 in IC 1396

Face-on spiral galaxy linked to a smaller yellowish companion galaxy above it — M51 – Whirlpool GalaxyInteracting spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici · Messier 51

Faint roughly circular red shell of nebulosity near the centre of a star field — PK 219+31

Face-on spiral galaxy with blue arms and a yellowish core, offset to the lower right of a star field — M101 – Pinwheel GalaxyFace-on spiral galaxy in Ursa Major · Messier 101

Vertical view of the pink Orion Nebula at bottom with the blue Running Man Nebula above it — Orion Nebula and Running Man NebulaEmission and reflection nebulae in Orion · Messier 42 & NGC 1977

Bright pink and white glowing gas clouds with dark dust lanes and a brilliant core, with a smaller nebula at upper left — Orion NebulaEmission nebula in Orion · Messier 42

Orange-pink nebula split by dark dust lanes next to a very bright star at right, with dark nebulosity below — Flame NebulaEmission nebula in Orion · NGC 2024

Black-and-white wisps of nebulosity to the left of a very bright star with diffraction spikes — IC 59 & IC 63 – Ghost of CassiopeiaEmission nebulae in Cassiopeia · IC 59 & IC 63

Dark star field with a very faint small blue-green ring near the centre — PK 47+42.1

Small blue glowing reflection nebula at upper right with a second fainter knot of nebulosity at lower left — M78Reflection nebula in Orion · Messier 78

Dense spherical globular cluster of white stars near the centre of a star field, with a bright orange star at left — M13 – Great Hercules ClusterGlobular cluster in Hercules · Messier 13

Rich open star cluster at left with a small, faint red nebula at right — Star cluster and emission nebula (TBC)

Loose grouping of faint stars in a dark star field — Open star cluster (TBC)

Thin, slightly warped edge-on galaxy with a small companion just above it — Edge-on galaxy (TBC)

Three spiral galaxies in one field: one edge-on at top left and two tilted spirals at right and bottom — Three galaxies (TBC)

Faint, thin edge-on galaxy crossing the centre of a star field — Edge-on galaxy (TBC)

Compact open cluster of blue-white stars at lower right of a dense star field — Open star cluster (TBC)

Black-and-white image of an apple-core-shaped glowing nebula in a dense star field — Planetary nebula (TBC)

Scattered open cluster of bright blue-white stars filling the upper part of the frame — Open star cluster (TBC)

Red crescent-shaped shell of gas in a dense Milky Way star field — Shell-shaped nebula (TBC)

Black-and-white image of bright gas clouds edged by dark dust, shaped like a coastline — Nebula in hydrogen-alpha (TBC)

Elongated spiral galaxy with a bright core and a small companion galaxy below right — Spiral galaxy with companion (TBC)

Bright globular cluster of thousands of stars with a small galaxy to the left — Globular cluster (TBC)

Black-and-white view of the dark Horsehead Nebula silhouetted against a bright band of glowing gas — Horsehead NebulaDark nebula in Orion · Barnard 33

Wispy red and purple emission nebulosity along the left side of a dark star field — Flaming Star NebulaEmission nebula in Auriga · IC 405

Black-and-white clouds of glowing gas with dark dust lanes filling the left side of the frame — Rosette NebulaEmission nebula in Monoceros · NGC 2237

Detailed grey waxing gibbous Moon showing craters and dark maria — Waxing Gibbous MoonMoon · 9.23 days old · 19 March 2005

Thin crescent Moon lit on its right side against a black sky — Waxing Crescent MoonMoon · 3 days old

Bright Moon shining through layered clouds with coloured fringes above a line of trees — Moonlit clouds (TBC)

Compact globular cluster with a bright core in a field of faint stars — M5Globular cluster in Serpens · Messier 5

Bright Moon surrounded by a soft coloured glow above rolling clouds — Lunar CoronaAtmospheric optics · 26 December 2004

Orange disc of the Sun seen through thin cloud, with the small black disc of Venus near the lower left edge — Venus Transit of the SunVenus crossing the Sun · 8 June 2004

Jupiter showing its cloud belts against a black background — JupiterPlanet Jupiter · 22 April 2004

Green aurora filling the sky above orange-lit clouds and distant town lights — Aurora (TBC)

Green and red auroral rays rising above silhouetted trees — Aurora (TBC)

Faint green and red aurora behind bands of orange-lit cloud over a low horizon — Aurora (TBC)

Red and green aurora over a country road with a telegraph pole and a bright light on the horizon — Aurora (TBC)

Small green comet coma among scattered stars — Comet LINEAR (C/2002 T7)Comet · C/2002 T7 (LINEAR)

Composite of two halves of the Sun, labelled Venus 8th June 2004 and Mercury 7th May 2003, each showing a small dark planet disc — Transits of the SunVenus (2004) and Mercury (2003) transits, side by side

Yellow solar disc with a tiny black dot of Mercury and a few small sunspots — Mercury Transit of the SunMercury crossing the Sun · 7 May 2003

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