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The Apennine Mountains (Montes Apenninus) are among the most striking mountain ranges on the Moon, and they are especially impressive when observed at First Quarter.

The Seagull Nebula (IC 2177) is an expansive emission complex lying roughly 3,800 light-years away, straddling the constellations Monoceros and Canis Major.

The Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33) is one of astronomy’s great optical illusions, instantly recognisable, yet wildly misunderstood.

SL-17 (Sandqvist & Lindroos 17), often called the Dark Wolf Nebula, is a striking dark nebula in the constellation Scorpius.

The Milky Way arch is the broad, luminous band of our home galaxy seen curving across the night sky, created by our edge-on view through the dense stellar disc of the Milky Way.

The Tarantula Nebula (NGC 2070) is the largest and most active star-forming region in the Local Group of galaxies.

Orion Oasis by Tom Inslay.