Emission Nebulae
Rho Ophiuchi, IC 4603, IC 4604
Space dreams
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Emission Nebulae
Tour
Emission Nebulae
Emission Nebulae
Globular Clusters
M12
Another globular clusters from the Messier catalogue in constellation Ophiuchus.
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Globular Clusters
M14
One of quite a few globular clusters from the Messier catalogue in constellation Ophiuchus.
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Moon
Moon
The moon’s bright appearance these nights is preventing me from going deep sky … so I tried a little bit on our old companion.
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Galaxies
Leo Triplet (M65, M66, NGC3628)
One of the most beautiful groups of galaxies in the spring sky.
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Galaxies
Emission Nebulae
Soul Nebula, Westerhout 5, IC 1848, IC 1871
A huge star factory in about 7500 light years distance in constellation Cassiopeia.
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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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