Hercules Cluster of Galaxies
The Hercules Cluster (Abell 2151) is a cluster of about 200 galaxies some 500 million light-years distant in the constellation Hercules. One of the coolest aspects of this cluster is […]
Perseus Galaxy Cluster
The Perseus Cluster of galaxies (Abell 426) is a cluster of about 200+ galaxies some 240 million light-years distant in the constellation Perseus. It is rich in spiral galaxies and […]
Jellyfish Nebula (IC443)
IC 443 (also known as the Jellyfish Nebula) is a galactic supernova remnant in the constellation Gemini. On the plane of the sky, it is located near the star Eta […]
North America Nebula – NGC7000
Here’s a familiar shape in an unfamiliar location! This emission nebula is famous partly because it resembles Earth’s continent of North America. This emission nebula measures about 90 light-years from […]
HH & Flame Nebula
This is Horsehead & Flame Nebula with SV130 f/6.6 & QSI 683wsg. Integration time is as follows: L – 10 min x 57; RGB of 5 min x 9 each
Seagull Nebula
This is Seagull Nebula. A broad expanse of glowing gas and dust presents a bird-like view to us from planet Earth, suggesting its popular moniker – The Seagull Nebula. This […]
Horsehead & Flame Nebula
I swapped my telescope AG Optical’s 10″ IDK (a type of reflector), which had 75 times magnification capability, with Stellarvue SV130, which is a refractor with 28 times magnification for […]
Seagull Nebula – IC2177
Seagull nebula (known as IC 2177) is a rather large nebula and has a shape resembling Seagull. The complex of gas and dust that forms the head of the seagull […]
M4
M4 is a globular cluster visible in dark skies about one degree west of the bright star Antares in the constellation Scorpius. M4 is perhaps the closest globular cluster at […]
Rosette Nebula
Would the Rosette Nebula by any other name look as sweet? Inside the nebula lies an open cluster of bright young stars designated NGC 2244. These stars formed about four […]
Leo Triplet
Famous as the Leo Triplet, the three magnificent galaxies gather in one field of view. They are NGC 3628 (right-bottom), M66 (top-right), and M65 (top-left). All three are large spiral […]
Cone Nebula (or Christmas Tree Nebula)
With my new telescope, I have taken a wider view of the Cone Nebula. This is done with narrowband data. this interstellar formation is dubbed the Cone Nebula (named for […]
Witch’s Broom Nebula – Supernova Remnant
Ten thousand years ago, before the dawn of recorded human history, a new light would have suddenly have appeared in the night sky and faded after a few weeks. Today […]
Tadpole Nebula (IC410)
Now, a wider view of a nebula that I have already imaged couple of times. The object itself is called Tadpole Nebula for the 2 gas clouds that look like […]
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. […]
Reflection Nebula in Orion – M78
Interstellar dust clouds and bright nebulae abound in the fertile constellation of Orion. One of the brightest, M78, is in the center of this image, covering an area north of […]
Wizard Nebula (NGC 7380)
Located only 8,000 light years away, the Wizard nebula surrounds developing open star cluster NGC 7380. Visually, the interplay of stars, gas, and dust has created a shape that appears […]
Silver Coin Galaxy (NGC 253)
With my lower magnification Stellarvue SV130 telescope, I imaged this galaxy again in 2023. Here is this image. Update 2022 NGC 253 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation […]
Lagoon Nebula (M8)
Lagoon Nebula is a rather large nebula about 4,100 light-years distant, in the direction of the center of our Milky Way Galaxy. Hot stars in the open star cluster (bright […]
Swan Nebula – M17
This star forming region, known as Swan Nebula (concentrate only on the brighter part of the nebula to see a checkmark and extend leftward to see a rough swan shape), […]
Merope Nebula (M45)
Took this image over 315 minutes. Reflection nebulae reflect light from a nearby star. Many small carbon grains in the nebula reflect the light. The blue color typical of reflection […]
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 […]
Pinwheel Galaxy in Triangulum (M33)
Pinwheel Galaxy (M33) in Triangulum constellation is our neighbor. It is the second nearest galaxy to our Milky way (excluding our Milky Way’s satellites). It’s smaller than our galaxy – […]
Bode’s Galaxy – M81
I have revisited this galaxy in 2020 and took a image with long duration of 19 hours. (43 images of 20 minutes each for Luminance & 9 images each of […]
Andromeda Galaxy (M31)
Andromeda Galaxy (M31) – Andromeda Galaxy is the nearest large Galaxy to Milky Way. It consists of 1 trillion stars. The Andromeda Galaxy is a spiral galaxy approximately 2.5 million […]