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NGC 7023 The Iris Nebula https://www.flickr.com/photos/astrotolva/ The Iris Nebula (also known as NGC 7023 and Caldwell 4) is a bright reflection nebula in the constellation Cepheus. The designation NGC 7023 refers to the open cluster within the larger reflection nebula designated LBN 487. The nebu...

Comet C/2023 A3 -- Collage Image Details: Telescope: RC Ø400mm (resolution 0.28”/pixel) Telescope: Refractor Ø40mm (resolution 4.31"/pixel) Mount: Direct Drive mount (unguided) Reducer & Flattener: 0.75x Filter: UV/IR Camera: IMX553 (Color CMOS) -->Left image Camera: IMX571C (Color CMOS)--...

NGC 281 The Pacman Nebulae The Pacman Nebula (NGC 281) is a cosmic cloud of space gas located in the constellation Cassiopeia. The nebula’s resemblance to the classic video game character Pac-Man is quite striking, and it’s interesting that it can also look like a heart from certain angles. NGC 281...

Andromeda’s central black hole The Andromeda Galaxy, which is visible to the naked eye, is one of the nearest galaxies to the Milky Way. In its centre it houses a very massive black hole, which has a mass more than 100 million times that of the Sun. The mass of Andromeda's monster black hole is 140...

vdB141 The Ghost Nebula The Ghost Nebula (designated Sh2-136, VdB 141) is a reflection nebula located in the constellation Cepheus. Looking at the adjacent image, the nebula's name is easily understood. This nebula spans about 2 light years across and lies about 1500 light years away. The star righ...

IC 5146 the Coccon Nebula The Cocoon Nebula (IC 5146) is a reflection/emission nebula located approximately 2,500 light years away in the constellation Cygnus. Is a stellar nursery where star-formation is ongoing. Inside the Cocoon Nebula is a newly developing cluster of stars. The beautiful nebula...

NGC 3077 Small Disrupted Elliptical Galaxy NGC 3077 looks like a typical, relatively peaceful elliptical galaxy. It lies about 1​2​.5 million light-years from Earth. NGC 3077 was first seen by William Herschel with his 47 cm telescope in England in 1801, when he was close to completing his sky surv...

Messier 81 Bode's Galaxy The galaxy’s central bulge contains much older, redder stars. It is significantly larger than the Milky Way’s bulge. A black hole of 70 million solar masses resides at the center of M81 and is about 15 times the mass of the Milky Way’s central black hole. https://www.flickr...

NGC1333 Reflection Nebula NGC 1333 is a reflection nebula located in the western part of the Perseus molecular cloud. The blue nebula is surrounded by a dense dust cloud and is home of a very active star forming region. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53357608773_2d1c9b4249_z.jpg Telescope: RC1...

M8 Lagoon Nebula in Sagittarius Telescope: RC16" Mount: ASA DDM85XL Reducer: Massimo Riccardi Reducer 0.75x CMOS: QHY268C (resolution 0.32"/px) Total exposure: 10.5h (126x300sec) https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53111688474_e6dbf1a6d9_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/531116884...

Messier 20 (The Trifid Nebula)

Telescope: RC16"
Mount: ASA DDM85XL
Reducer: Massimo Riccardi Reducer 0.75x
CMOS: QHY268C (resolution 0.32"/px)
Total exposure: 12h (144x300sec)

The Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory - GTC The island of La Palma offers exceptional natural conditions that make it a surprising island. The island landscape is an important indicator of the quality of life of the territory and represents one of its most emblematic attractions for visitors. If w...

Trio Galaxies in Virgo Constellation NGC 5363 and NGC 5364 and NGC 5360 NGC 5363 is the elliptical galaxy in the upper-left corner of the image. And NGC 5364 is the spiral galaxy in the lower right. These two galaxies are likely in the early stages of gravitational interaction. NGC 5360 The small o...

The Pinwheel Galaxy The galaxy Messier 101 is a swirling spiral of stars, gas, and dust. Messier 101 is nearly twice as wide as our Milky Way Galaxy. Messier 101 has a pancake-like shape that we view face-on. This perspective shows off the spiral structure that gives it the nickname the Pinwheel Ga...

NGC 7635 The Bubble Nebula The Bubble Nebula is 7 light-years across – about one-and-a-half times the distance from our sun to its nearest stellar neighbor, Alpha Centauri – and resides 7,100 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cassiopeia. The seething star forming this nebula is 45 times m...

The Eyes Galaxies The Eyes Galaxies (NGC 4435 and 4438) are a pair of adjacent galaxies in the Markarian Chain, NGC 4435 and NGC 443 are lied about 50 million light-years away and are about 100,000 light-years apart. In rich clusters of galaxies, such as the Virgo Cluster, galaxy collisions are fai...

NGC 3628 The Hamburger Galaxy/b]
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NGC 2261 HUBBLE'S VARS NEBULA https://www.flickr.com/photos/194102627@N04/ Copyright: Lluís Romero https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52768836721_974fc21d25_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52768836721_76a9fa16ab_o.jpg Details: Telescope: RC16" Mount: ASA DDM85XL Reducer: Massimo Ric...

he Reflexion Nebula - Messier 78 At a relatively bright magnitude of +8, M104 is just beyond the limit of naked-eye visibility and is easily seen through small telescopes. The Sombrero lies at the southern edge of the rich Virgo cluster of galaxies and is one of the most massive objects in that grou...

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is currently in the constellation of Corona Borealis. Movie generated from 84 images of 60 seconds at resolution at 0.30”/px. Taken by an telescope RC16” & one-shot color camera. Movie processed with and specific astronomical software. http://astrotol...

Dust Surrounding Messier 74 Spiral Galaxy
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NGC 6888 Crescent Nebula
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NGC 7078 Globular Cluster
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M12 The Gumball Globular
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Caroline's Rose Cluster (NGC 7789)
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