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Image highlights of 2011 ...

If you missed them first time around, here are all of the image highlights captured by the dedicated astrophotographers of Macclesfield Astronomical Society during 2011. Enjoy ...!

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January - Perseus A - NGC 1275
by Paul Brierley

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February - The crater Copernicus and Montes Apenninus
by Please let us know!

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March - New Moon and earthshine
by Ian Morison

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April - Narrowband-filtered Horsehead nebula
by Colin Dutton

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May - Lunar waxing crescent
by Paul Brierley

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June - Valles Alpes and the crater Plato
by Paul Brierley

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July - Quiet Sun - white light
by Christopher Hill

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August - Active Sun - Ha light
by Tom Hudson

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September - Mighty Jupiter
by Christopher Hill

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October - Solar sketching
by Tim Leese

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November - Sunspot group
by Tim Leese

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December - Active solar disc - Ha light
by Tim Leese

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Header images courtesy of the Hubble Heritage Project