Dark Nebulae
Sh2-155 (Caldwell 9 or Cave Nebula)
This is a star nursery in Cepheus about 2400 light years from home.
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Dark Nebulae
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Dark Nebulae
Dark Nebulae
Heart, Soul and Fishhead … and double star clusterIC…
Right into my heart … this was my first deep sky object with a telescope and a dedicated astro-camera almost a year ago now. And I still love it!
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Dark Nebulae
Dark Shark Nebula (LDN 1235 and vdB 149/150)
From deep sea to deep sky! It‘s really a zoo up there!
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Other
Emission Nebulae
NGC 7822
NGC 7822 is a huge star nursery in constellation Cepheus about 300 light years away. The glowing gas clouds are powered by one of the hottest stars in our neighborhood. Its surface temperature is about 45’000 degrees Kelvin and its luminosity outshines our sun by a factor of 100’000. This picture only shows the inner part of the cloud complex. The full object is by far too large for the field of view of my telescope.
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Dark Nebulae
Cocoon Nebula (IC 5146 )
IC 5146 is a young star nursery in constellation Cygnus. It is about 2300 light years away and is illuminate by a very young star. Dark molecular clouds make it look like a fireball with a dark smoky tail …
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Milky Way
Cepheus & Cassiopeia
Another wide field view into the region of Cepheus and Cassiopeia. Click “Read more” to see details about the objects visible in this view.
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Emission Nebulae
IC 5070, IC 5067 (Pelican Nebula)
The Pelican Nebula is a combination of hydrogen clouds with dust and molecular clouds in constellation Cygnus. It is associated to the well known North America Nebula (NGC 7000). Both are about 1800 light years away and contain may young stars.
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Milky Way
Milky Way over Düsseldorf
Untracked image in a Bortle 6-7 zone. Cygnus region in Milky way.
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Galaxies
M31
Andromeda Galaxy for the first time of this season. 2.4 million light years away our closest neighbor galaxy. Just with small gear.
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