Early Friday morning, I captured this shot of the Orion Nebula. Drink it in, everybody.
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Astronomy Photos For Halloween 2019
Nothing spooky here, I’m afraid, just two young open star clusters. M39, the larger-looking (though not actually larger) triangular open cluster, lies a few degrees north and east of Deneb. It’s the elder cluster here at 300 million years old. The second cluster, Caldwell 16, lies in the constellation Lacerta, west of M39. It’s only… Continue reading Astronomy Photos For Halloween 2019
The Orion Nebula
I had to catch this one early this morning, before the clouds reasserted themselves. 17 1-minute exposures stacked in Deep Sky Stacker, processed in GIMP. Quite possibly the last images I’ll take with an iPhone 6. M42 and M43
The Ring Nebula
Conditions weren’t perfect last night, but the clouds were scattered enough for me to capture this shot of The Ring Nebula in Lyra.
Astronomy Photos of the Week
I’m still processing last week’s shots. Here’s what I have so far.
Astronomy Photos of The Week.
My God, it’s full of stars. These are the Small Sagittarius Star Cloud (top) and the Double Cluster in Perseus (bottom). A little window into the neighboring arms of our galaxy.