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My Journey of imaging the cosmos from my backyard.

How Are These Images Captured?

The images on this website are captured from my backyard using special astronomy equipment, a lot of patience, and some computer processing

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June 20, 2026
Tom Johnson
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What Is a Star Cluster?

A star cluster is a group of stars that are close together in space and usually formed from the same giant cloud

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What Is a Nebula?

A nebula is a giant cloud in space made of gas and dust. Some nebulae are places where new stars are being

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What Is a Galaxy?

When you look up at the night sky, most of the tiny points of light you see are stars in our own

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NGC 5585

GC 5585 is a faint spiral galaxy located in the northern constellation Ursa Major, about 28 million light-years away from Earth. It

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May 24, 2026
Tom Johnson
New General Catalog (NGC)
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NGC 6015

NGC 6015 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Draco, the Dragon. It lies about 40 million light-years away from Earth.

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May 24, 2026
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NGC 6229

NGC 6229 is a globular cluster—a dense, spherical group of stars—located in the constellation Hercules. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel

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NGC 3613

NGC 3613 is a large elliptical galaxy located about 100 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear. It

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May 23, 2026
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NGC 4605

NGC 4605 is a small, irregular galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major, about 16 million light-years away from Earth. It was

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NGC 2976

NGC 2976 is a small but intriguing spiral galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major, approximately 11.6 million light-years from Earth. Discovered

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