Galaxies
M 94 is a very special galaxy only 16 million years away in constellation Canes Venatici. It has an outer and an inner ring. The inner ring is a region of very active star formation, probably triggered by infalling gas from the outer parts of the galaxy.
Read more “M 94 (Croc’s Eye Galaxy)”
Other
Originally I wanted to image something else … and got this instead. Molecular clouds LDN 134 and LDN 1778 on the top and just in bottom left corner IC 4592 (Blue Horsehead Nebula). This is mainly in constellation Ophiuchus, Scorpius and Libra.
Read more “LDN 134, LDB 1778”
Dark Nebulae
Gammy Cygni (Sadr) is the bright blue star in the center of this image. It is 1800 light years away and the nebulosity in this image (IC 1318) is far behind (4900 light years).
Read more “Region around Sadr (Gamma Cygni)”
Galaxies
M81 (Bode’s Galaxy, bottom left), M82 (Cigar Galaxy, bottom right) and NGC 3077 (top left). WIth 12 million light years from earth they are in the backyard of our galaxy.
Read more “M81, M82, NGC 3077”
Other
Veil Nebula, a supernova remnant in constellation Cygnus.
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Other
This is an overview over constellation Ursa Major (Big Dipper), which holds quite some galaxies and other nebula in this simple image. Click more to see crops …
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Galaxies
These two object accidentally fit into one frame. On the bottom the Owl Nebula, a planetary nebula 2000 light years away, on the top the so called Surfboard Galaxy 40 million light yeras away. Quite a difference …
Read more “M97, M108 (The Owl and the Surfboard)”
Milky Way
This one I missed completely … I wanted to catch a dark nebula (LDN 183 or so) and ended up 10 degrees too far north. Processed it anyway … and there is anyway something. It is the region around Lambda Serpens.
Read more “Lampda Serpens”
Galaxies
A galaxy in constellation Canes Venatici 23 million light years away. Several other galaxies show up in this image.
Read more “M 106”
Galaxies
Makarian’s Chain is a collection of galaxies in the Virgo Cluster between 50 and 55 million light years away. It contains the larger galaxies M84 and M86 right in the center and to the left. On top to the right you see M87, the large elliptical galaxy with a large black hole in its center, which has been imaged in 2018 (published in 2019) as the first one of its kind using a worldwide network of radio telescopes.
Read more “Makarian’s Chain”