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Carolina Skygazers The Carolina SkyGazers is an amateur astronomy club located in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

Meetings are on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7:30 PM at the Museum of York County & is FREE to guests of the Carolina Skygazers. We meet in the Settlemyre Planetarium at the Museum of York County on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7:30 PM & is FREE to guests of the Carolina Skygazers.

A couple of images taken over the last few nights. Top image shows NGC 7331 with a supernova to the left side of the cor...
09/21/2026

A couple of images taken over the last few nights. Top image shows NGC 7331 with a supernova to the left side of the core, this is a new development in the past week or so.
The second image is M 17 also known as the swan nebula taken with multiple narrowband and broadband filters for a total of five hours and 15 minutes. As always, feel free to share and enjoy.
 For more pictures check out my Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/overthemoonastrophotography?stkn=MTRydzUzb3RxdWo0bQ==

09/09/2026

We mentioned last night that a trip to Doughton Park, on Blue Ridge Parkway was being considered for tonight. Looking at forecasts from several sources we have decided to cancel our trip. My rule is not to drive longer than I think I can observe. (Same rule for fishing!)

The Moon on Monday was 239838 miles away and 88% illuminated.
04/30/2026

The Moon on Monday was 239838 miles away and 88% illuminated.

Caught this Supernova last night. I believe it became visible last week or so with peak brightness on the 22-23 of this ...
04/28/2026

Caught this Supernova last night. I believe it became visible last week or so with peak brightness on the 22-23 of this month. Imagine, someones sun exploded 50-55 million years ago and we are just now seeing it now🤯

Our Lunar neighbor
04/24/2026

Our Lunar neighbor

Look closely at this picture. Take the time to zoom in to all corners of this picture and look at the galaxies. In this ...
04/21/2026

Look closely at this picture. Take the time to zoom in to all corners of this picture and look at the galaxies. In this field of view, there could be over 700 galaxies. A galaxy is a large grouping of stars that could be anywhere from 100 to 500 billion stars. Much like our own Milky Way galaxy. Those small oval blobs in the picture are somewhere between 300 and 400 million light years away. Imagine the vastness of it and the unimaginable amount of time encompassed in this picture. Enjoy and as always feel free to share

M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy. Just 28 million light years away.
04/17/2026

M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy. Just 28 million light years away.

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