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Wolf-Rayet stars live fast and die hard, millions, not billions of years. WR 134 is not visible with the naked eye.

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M101 contains over 1 trillion stars and is located about 25 million light years from earth.

This image was taken in June with a 130mm refractor telescope and dedicated astrophotography camera.

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In roughly one million years this star will explode in a super nova.

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This image was captured using filters that isolate Hydrogen Alpha and Oxygen III gasses. The individual frames of these filters are combined to create this image know as HOO processing.

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This image was taken with narrow band light blocking filters that eliminate all but Sii, Ha and Oiii emission lines of light; in other words, it blocks out all the city light pollution.

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The Elephant's Trunk Nebula is about 2,400 light years from earth.

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Imaged in narrowband and processed in the Hubble Pallette (SHO)

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The background sky in this image is dotted with a multitude of galaxies. Due to the distance of millions of light years from earth, they appear here as blurry dots.

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Messier 13 is more than 25,000 light years from earth and is visible in the summer months.

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In 4 billion years, NASA believes Andromeda will collide with our Milky Way. Astrophysical Journal research shows that the outer gases of Andromeda and Milky way are already touching.

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Age estimates put NGC 2359 between 78,000 and 236,000 years old.

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Best imaged during the fall and winter months, IC 63 is a hydrogen rich area, using a hydrogen alpha filter or duo-band filter should yield excellent details.

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The Horsehead Nebula is about 1,375 light years from earth.

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