The Crab Nebula, M1

This is what a supernova explosion looks like after nearly a thousand years have passed!

NGC 1433 galaxy

Designation: NGC 1433 in constellation of Horologium. Visual magnitude: +10 Apparent size: 6.2 x 3.0 arc-minutes. Diameter: 49,000 light years. Distance: 27 … More

Centaurus A

Designation: NGC 5128, Caldwell 77; in Centaurus. Visual magnitude: +6.6 Apparent size: 26 x 20 arc-minutes. Diameter: 90,300 light years. … More

NGC 346 & NGC 371 in the SMC

Object Details: Designation: NGC 346 Constellation: Tucana Visual magnitude: +10.3 Apparent size: 14′ x 11′ Diameter: 1149 light years. Distance: 200,000 light years A … More

Caldwell 104

Object Details: Designation: C104, NGC 362 Constellation: Tucana Visual magnitude: +6.4 Apparent size: 14′ Diameter: … More

Dwarf Galaxy NGC 7793

Object Details: Designation: NGC 7793 Constellation: Sculptor … More

Globular Cluster 47-Tucanae

Deep in the Southern sky, right next to the Small Magellanic Cloud and just 18° from the South Celestial Pole, lies this … More

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 … More

Crescent Moon

This Moon crescent kept us company for much of the evening during our last field night. It set at 10 pm, giving … More

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 … More

The Dumbbell Nebula

Death star. When an average G-type star like our Sun grows old, it uses up all its hydrogen, begins burning … More

NGC 7090 Galaxy

Imagine yourself leaving Earth on a spaceship travelling at the speed of light. Yes, yes, I know it’s not possible … More

NGC 6188 & 6193

A one hour image of this star cluster and huge emission nebula in the southern Milky Way. I didn’t do … More

Messier 17 – Omega Nebula

Lying amongst the Milky Way star fields over 4000 light years away, M17 is a distinctly reddish nebula due to … More

NGC 4565 – The Object Which Messier Missed

Back in the day, before the inter-web thingy came along, I would buy astronomy magazines every month and gaze with … More

Galaxy – Caldwell 83

This was my very first dark sky field night since my two cataract operations in March and May. I couldn’t … More

Moon

First Quarter Moon imaged in video format with my ZWOASI071 and stacked in Autostakkert. This was taken on the same … More

Southern Skies

Some of my recent astro-images with the Canon 60D camera – no telescope and no light pollution filter. The star … More

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