Messier 16, generally known as the Eagle Nebula, in Serpens is simply one of the best nebulae in the sky.…
Trifid Nebula
It’s another clear night sky as I write this – but the Moon is full and it’s not a good time to be…
The Eagle Nebula
Crescent Moon
This Moon crescent kept us company for much of the evening during our last field night. It set at 10 pm, giving…
Cat’s Paw Nebula
A bright emission nebula, located 820 light-years away in the Scorpius region of the Milky Way. The red colour comes from…
The Dumbbell Nebula
Death star. When an average G-type star like our Sun grows old, it uses up all its hydrogen, begins burning…
NGC 7090 Galaxy
Imagine yourself leaving Earth on a spaceship travelling at the speed of light. Yes, yes, I know it’s not possible…
Butterfly Cluster, M6
This beautiful cluster was riding high in the clear night sky, almost at the zenith. It was the first image…
Lagoon Nebula, M8
Burnham’s Celestial Handbook (forty years old and still available) describes M8 as “One of the finest of the diffuse nebulae….seen…
Solar Minimum
The image above was taken with a Canon DSLR camera with 600mm lens, tripod mounted. No sunspots! The Sun is…
Prawn Nebula
IC 4628, a bright H II (ionised atomic hydrogen) emission nebula in Scorpius, is more than seventy light years in…
NGC 6188 & 6193
A one hour image of this star cluster and huge emission nebula in the southern Milky Way. I didn’t do…
