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)”
Dark Nebulae
This is a relatively close star forming region (about 460 lightyears) in constellation Ophiuchus. Also visible below the nebulae Globular Cluster M4 at about 7200 light years distance and bright super giant star Antares in Scorpius just left to M4. On top the so called Blue Horsehead Nebula. Stripes of dark clouds at the left pointing to the core of our Milky Way.
Read more “Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex”
Emission Nebulae
This is the brightest part of the huge nebula complex in Orion. It is a star nursery and young stars illuminate remaining gas and dust in that region which is pretty close to our solar system: only about 1350 light years away.
This image was taken from my location above the city lights of Winterthur without any filter. And it was the first picture I gave a try with PixInsight … and the result was amazing. Stars were so bright that I reduced the exposure time down to 60 seconds in order to avoid pixel saturation.
Read more “M 42 (Orion Nebula)”
Emission Nebulae
Emission Nebula in Auriga 1500 light years away from earth. On the left IC 410 belonging to the same nebula complex.
Read more “IC 405 (Flaming Star Nebula)”
Emission Nebulae
NCG 2174 is an emission nebula in constellation Orion. It is associated to open star cluster NGC 2175 which delivers the energy which powers the radiation of the gas.
This is a final processing result pushing the blue inner part. Normally is it shown in red, result of prominent Halpha radiation from hydrogen.
Read more “NGC 2174 (Monkey Head Nebula)”
Emission Nebulae
NCG 2246 (Caldwell 439) is a star forming region in Monoceros about 5000 light years distant. The young star cluster NGC 2244 (Caldwell 50) in the center of this region has been formed from material of this cloud and is pushing the remaining material towards the outside. The nebula will disappear in some million years while still creating new stars …
Read more “NGC 2246 (Rosetta Nebula)”
Dark Nebulae
Dark Cloud in Orion in front of read emission nebula IC 434. Left to bright star Alnitak the so called Flame Nebula or NGC 2024.
This image shows originally very bright halos around bright stars caused by the IDAS NBX filter, which was very bad to this respect. Meanwhile IDAS has released NBZ as a better replacement … and it is really better.
Read more “Barnard 33 (Horsehead Nebula)”
Emission Nebulae
IC 1871 is a star forming region in Cassiopeia, associated to IC 1805 (Heat Nebula), 7000 light years from here.
This is the final version of several different ways of processing this image.
Read more “IC 1871 (Soul Nebula)”
Emission Nebulae
IC 1805 is a star forming region in Cassiopeia with young stars in its core. Distance to earth is about 7500 light years,
This is the final result of several different ways of processing this picture.
Read more “IC1805 (Heart Nebula)”
Emission Nebulae
NGC 7000 is an emission nebula about 2000 light years away. It is part of a large cloud complex in constellation Cygnus.
This was one of my first deep sky astro photos in the post-celluloid era. This actually was the starting point of all you see on this site.
Read more “NGC 7000 (North America Nebula)”