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The Ghost of Cassiopeia (Widefield) https://astrophoto-hannover.de/downloads/Ghost_of_Cassiopeia_Widefield_by_Markus_Horn_thumb.jpg (Thumb only) >>>High Resolution: https://astrophoto-hannover.de/downloads/Ghost_of_Cassiopeia_Widefield_by_Markus_Horn.jpg The area around the well-known "Ghost o...

A deep view into the area around Sh2-140 in Cepheus https://astrophoto-hannover.de/downloads/Sh2-140_by_Markus_Horn_thumb_2.jpg (Thumb only) >>>High Resolution: https://astrophoto-hannover.de/downloads/Sh2-140_by_Markus_Horn.jpg I had seen images showing faint gas and dust clouds surrounding Sh2-14...

Coathanger, Loch Ness Nebula and some more dark nebulae in Vulpecula https://astrophoto-hannover.de/downloads/Coathanger_Loch_Ness_Nebula_Mosaic_by_Markus_Horn_thumb_2.jpg (Thumb only) >>>High Resolution: https://astrophoto-hannover.de/downloads/Coathanger_Loch_Ness_Nebula_Mosaic_by_Markus_Horn.jpg...

NGC 6914 region in Cygnus - Blue diamonds embedded in clouds of H-Alpha https://astrophoto-hannover.de/downloads/NGC_6914_by_Markus_Horn_thumb.jpg (Thumb only) >>>High Resolution: https://astrophoto-hannover.de/downloads/NGC_6914_by_Markus_Horn.jpg North of the star Sadr (γ Cygni) in the constellat...

M 53 and NGC 5053 in Coma Berenices https://astrophoto-hannover.de/downloads/M_53_NGC_5053_by_Markus_Horn_thumb.jpg (Thumb only) >>>High Resolution: https://astrophoto-hannover.de/downloads/M_53_NGC_5053_by_Markus_Horn.jpg M53 consists of several hundred thousand stars, is approximately 60,000 ligh...

Regulus & Leo I Dwarf Galaxy https://astrophoto-hannover.de/downloads/Regulus_Dwarf_by_Markus_Horn_Thumb.jpg (Thumb only) >>>High Resolution: https://astrophoto-hannover.de/downloads/Regulus_Dwarf_by_Markus_Horn.jpg One of the brightest stars in the night sky and a dwarf galaxy right next to it...

M 38 and NGC 1907 in HaRGB https://astrophoto-hannover.de/downloads/M_38_NGC1907_H-Alpha_by_Markus_Horn_thumb.jpg (Thumb only) >>>High Resolution: https://astrophoto-hannover.de/downloads/M_38_NGC1907_H-Alpha_by_Markus_Horn.jpg M 38 is a 220 million-year-old open star cluster in Auriga, also known ...

M 35 and NGC 2158 in Gemini https://astrophoto-hannover.de/downloads/M_35_NGC_2158_by_Markus_Horn_thumb.jpg (Thumb only) >>>High Resolution: https://astrophoto-hannover.de/downloads/M_35_NGC_2158_by_Markus_Horn.jpg Messier 35 and NGC 2158 are open cluster in the constellation of Gemini. The two clu...

NGC 188 in Cepheus (close to Polaris) https://astrophoto-hannover.de/downloads/NGC_188_by_Markus_Horn_thumb.jpg (Thumb only) >>>High Resolution: https://astrophoto-hannover.de/downloads/NGC_188_by_Markus_Horn.jpg NGC 188 is a rarely photographed but highly interesting open star cluster: It is locat...

IC 2169 / IC447 in Monoceros https://astrophoto-hannover.de/downloads/IC447_by_Markus_Horn_thumb.jpg (Thumb only) >>>High Resolution: https://astrophoto-hannover.de/downloads/IC447_by_Markus_Horn.jpg In the constellation Monoceros, west of the Cone Nebula and the Christmas Tree Cluster IC 2169 / IC...

The Center of CED 214 / NGC 7822 As part of the 'Cosmic Question Mark', CED 214 & NGC 7822 are widely known. After capturing a wide-field image of this area some time ago, I've been intrigued to take a deeper look into the center of this region through a complete reprocessing. Hope you like it!...

VdB 14, VdB 15, Sh2-202 & Stock 23 in Camelopardalis (Widefield) VdB 14 & 15 are a really nice pair of reflection nebulae in Camelopardalis, though containing a little bit of emission components, too. In this 400mm widefield I was able to capture the large nebula Sh2-202 and the open cluste...