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moonshinegnomie

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Mon Jan 19, 2026, 03:56 PM Yesterday

in a galaxy far far away. actuall 2 galaxies [View all]

this is M81 and M82,Bode's galaxy and the cigar galaxy.

Taken with my little seestar s50 scope. 18 hours worth of exposure time in my backyard. The 2 galaxies are actually about 12 million light years away




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Just beautiful! A wonderful, ethereal photo! CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #1
Those pinpoint stars perfessor Yesterday #2
i used a $500 seestar s50 moonshinegnomie Yesterday #4
Wow! SheltieLover Yesterday #3
OOHHHH!!!!! Zackzzzz Yesterday #5
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