Eastern Veil Nebula
The Veil Nebula lies around 2,100 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Cygnus (the Swan), making it a relatively close neighbor in astronomical terms. The Veil Nebula is the […]
M46 with NGC2438
Buy One Get One Free! When you point your telescope to this part of the sky, you see a Open Cluster known as M46. Open Clusters are a group of […]
Dumbbell Nebula
Dumbbell Nebula is a planetary nebula i.e. remains of a dying star. The red color is hydrogen gas clouds, and the greenish blue color consists of nitrogen and oxygen as […]
Ring Nebula – M57
Dozens of planetary nebulae are visible in a small telescope, but none present such a distinctive and accessible appearance in a small telescope as the Ring Nebula (M57) in the […]
Ghost of the Moon Nebula – NGC 6781
Stars such as our Sun do not contain enough mass to finish their lives in the glorious explosions known as supernovae. However, they are still able to salute their imminent […]
Crescent Nebula – NGC 6888
Here is Crescent Nebula (NGC6888) with OIII (Oxygen III) narrowband layer (that is creating the blue halo around this nebula). This is a cosmic bubble about 25 light-years across, blown […]
Witch’s Broom Nebula – Supernova Remnant
On this Halloween Day, see Witch’s Broom Nebula! Ten thousand years ago, before the dawn of recorded human history, a new light would have suddenly have appeared in the night […]
Little Dumbbell Nebula – M76
M76 is one of the fainter objects on the Messier list and is also known by the popular name of the “Little Dumbbell Nebula”. Like its brighter namesake M27 (the […]
The Owl Nebula – M97
After a few months of issues with my observatory, everything is working fine now and I am back into imaging. You will see a flurry of images during next week. […]
Crab Nebula M1
Presenting Crab Nebula, a ‘Supernova Remnant’ – This is the mess that is left when a star explodes. The nebula is result of a supernova seen and recorded all over […]
Skull Nebula (NGC 246)
Appropriately nicknamed “the Skull Nebula”, planetary nebula NGC 246 really does surround a dying star some 1,600 light-years away in the constellation Cetus. Expelled over a period of thousands of […]
Fetus Nebula (NGC 7008)
Compact and round, NGC 7008 is recognized as a planetary nebula about 2,800 light-years distant in the nebula rich constellation of Cygnus. If you look hard enough at the purple […]
Florence – The largest asteroid to pass Earth in a century
As some of you may have read, a rather large asteroid passed by Earth just a few hours back. Florence measures 2.7 miles (4.4km) in diameter and will not pose […]
M76 – Little Dumbbell Nebula
Also known by the popular name the “Little Dumbbell Nebula”, M76 is one of the fainter objects listed in Charles Messier’s 18th century Catalog of Nebulae and Star Clusters. Like […]