Dark Nebulae
A hydrogen region in constellation Cygnus which is not imaged as often as the other more famous nebula in this region like North America Nebula or Crescent Nebula.
Read more “Sh2-124”
Globular Clusters
Globular Clusters in constellation Coma Berenices, 58000 and 57000 light years from earth.
Read more “M 53, NGC 5053”
Globular Clusters
A huge globular cluster in Canes Venatici, about 33900 light years away from earth.
Read more “Messier 3”
Dark Nebulae
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!
Read more “Heart, Soul and Fishhead … and double star clusterIC 1805, IC 1848, IC 1795, NGC 869, NGC 884 (aka h and chi Persei)”
Globular Clusters
M 13 in Hercules. One of the brightest Globular Clusters in the Northern Hemisphere. It is about 22000 light years from earth and contains several hundred thousand stars. Globular clusters are remnants from times where galaxies formed. Since there is not much gas left in these clusters, most stars are pretty old and young stars are rare.
Read more “M 13”
Globular Clusters
A wide field view of the corpse of Hercules presenting Globular Cluster M13.
Read more “Hercules Corps (including M13)”
Globular Clusters
M3 is a Globular Cluster in Canes Venatici about 34000 light years from our solar system. As all Globular Clusters it is pretty old (11.4 billion years).
Read more “M 3”