The forces of rotation caused red hot masses of stones to be torn away from the Earth and to be thrown into the ether, and this is the origin of the stars.

— Anaxagoras 428 BC

M1

M1

M1 early this morning at 2 AM. Photograph in visible light tricolor filter RGB from Verona NJ with an almost full moon.

30 minutes per filter, 5" f7 r efractor, starligh xpress ccd & true balance astrodon RGB filters.