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The most distant object you can see

The most distant object you can see with the naked eye is the Andromeda Galaxy — for most people, at least. You may also like these related articles:Image Processing My Orion Alnitak Flame Nebula CaptureBetter Imaging Of Orion Nebula M42/43 … Continue reading →

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M Numbers And The Messier Catalogue

If you look at any astronomy books or star charts, you will quickly come across “M” numbers being used to identify objects in the sky. For example, the Andromeda Galaxy (which is our nearest-neighbour, spiral galaxy and the furthest-away object … Continue reading →

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