Open Clusters
Messier 44 is one of the brightest and largest open star clusters in the northern sky. It spans about 3 times the diameter of the full moon in constellation Cancer and counts about 1000 stars.
Read more “Messier 44 (Beehive Cluster, Praesepe)”
Planetary Nebulae
A planetary nebula about 1600 light years distant in constellation Lynx.
Read more “PK 164+31.1 (Jones-Emberson 1, Headphone Nebula)”
Dark Nebulae
This is a narrowband image of this beautiful bright rose in constellation Monoceros (Unicorn).
Read more “Caldwell 49 & Caldwell 50 (NGC 2237, NGC 2238, NGC 2239, NGC 2246, NGC 2244, Rosetta Nebula)”
Emission Nebulae
NGC 2174 is a HII region in constellation Orion about 6400 light years away.
Read more “NGC 2174 (Monkey Head Nebula)”
Comets
Comet C2022 E3 (ZTF) together with IC405 (Flaming Star Nebula) and IC410 (Tadpoles Nebula)
Read more “Comet C2022 E3 (ZTF)”
Comets
Finally I could get a few minutes of clear sky with view on our current visitor, comet C2022 E3(ZTF).
Read more “Comet C2022 E3 (ZTF)”
Planetary Nebulae
Believe it or not: this is a planetary nebula in constellation Cassiopeia.
Read more “Sh2-188 (Shrimp Nebula, PK128-04.1)”
Galaxies
A very beautiful edge-on spiral galaxy in constellation Andromeda.
Read more “NGC 891”
Dark Nebulae
This is a part of the molecular cloud complex in constellation Cepheus, which also contains the more famous Iris nebula.
Read more “LDN 1155 (Gyulbudaghian Nebula) et al.”
Dark Nebulae
A star cluster embedded in a vast cloud of gas and dust in constellation Cepheus.
Read more “IC 1396 (Elephant’s Trunk Nebula)”