METROPOLITAN SKIES
By Dave Trapani
Nebula
A cloudy object composed of gas and dust which glows with its own light is called an emission
nebula while one illuminated by the starlight of nearby bright stars is a reflection nebula. A cloud
of dust which blocks light from star fields or bright nebulae beyond it is a dark nebula.
2007
NGC 2264- 2/10, 2007
IC343 - 2/10, 2007
2006
M42 12/21, 2006
NGC 2264 - 12/16, 2006
IC 434 12/16, 2006
M1 12/19, 2006
IC 1805 - November 26, 2006
M42 - November 3, 2006
NGC 6960 - October 21, 2006
NGC 2174 12/16, 2006
M27 - October 8, 2006
NGC 281 - September 21, 2006
M57 - October 8, 2006
IC 1396 - September 21, 2006
NGC 7000 - August 6, 2006
NGC 6888- August 11, 2006
NGC 7635 - August 22, 2006
M27 - August 15, 2006
M8 - July 18, 2006
M27 - July 18, 2006
NGC 7000 - August 6, 2006
NGC 7000- June 21, 2006
NGC 6888- June 21, 2006
M27 - July 14, 2006
NGC 6960 - July 14, 2006
M16- May 21, 2006
M42 - February 21, 2006
M42- March 7, 2006
M17- May 21, 2006
February 3, 2006
January 6, 2006
January 6, 2006
January 27, 2006
2005
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December 19, 2005
November 3, 2005
December 20, 2005
November 7, 2005
October 30, 2005
October 30, 2005
October 29, 2005
October 2, 2005
September 7, 2005
September 9. 2005
September 9. 2005
September 25, 2005
September 6, 2005
September 5, 2005
September 5, 2005
September 4, 2005
July 3, 2005
September 4, 2005
September 2, 2005
February 5, 2005
April 19, 2005
2004
October 6, 2004
December 5, 2004
February 25, 2004
November 14, 2004
July 11, 2004
March 2, 2004
July 11, 2004
June 23, 2004
February23, 2004
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Conditions
IC 1318- 9/15/2007
NGC 6888 - 9/18/2007
M27 - 9/19/2007
NGC 6960 - 9/20/2007
IC 1805 - 9/21/2007
NGC 281 - 9/20/2007
M57 - 9/23/2007
IC 1396 - 9/19/2007
M52/NGC 7635 - 10/29/2007
M42 - 11/13/2007
2008
M42 - 1/25/2008
NGC 2244 - 1/25/2008
NGC 2264 - 1/30/2008
NGC 6888 - 6/02/2008
NGC 7000 - 7/5/2008
M20 - 7/1/2008
NGC 7293- 8/10/2008
M27- 8/22/2008
IC 1813- 8/23/2008
NGC 6960- 8/30/2008
M42 - 8/30/2008
NGC 7635 - 12/02/2008
IC 434 - 12/02/2008
NGC 2264 - 12/23/2008
2009
NGC 2244 - 1/3/2009