Part of the Running Chicken Emission Nebula
Tag: Centaurus
Lambda Centauri Nebula
The Running Chicken Emission Nebula
Alpha Centauri
A nearby triple star system.
Our Closest Star
Proxima Centauri, a tiny faint red M type star.
The Coal Sack
The Coalsack is probably the most prominent dark nebula in our skies.
The Pearl Cluster
“The stars have a chaotic distribution with a mild central compression and many curved star strings and jumbled trains.”
Omega Centauri
No doubt about it – the largest, most massive and most glorious Milky Way globular cluster in the entire sky is … More
Lambda Centauri Cluster
The Lambda star cluster (IC 2944) and the Running Chicken emission nebula (IC 2948). I think I considerably under-exposed this … More
Omega Centauri
NGC 5139, the huge globular cluster Omega Centauri. A favourite object to image and a natural subject for my first … More
Milky Way
Above – Milky Way in Carina, Crux, Circinus and Centaurus. A region which is rich with stars and interesting objects. Top … More
Omega Centauri
2016-06-06: Omega Centauri, 60sec, 2000mm, f/10, 0.62 Reducer, ISO 6400. Not my first image of this amazing globular cluster – … More
Omega Centauri
Omega Centauri, also known as NGC 5139, is a huge globular cluster in the constellation of Centaurus, visible mainly in … More
2012 – Wide Field Astro-Photography
Wide field views are just as much a part of astronomy as telescopes are and anyone can do astronomy with … More
2011 – Deep Sky
Star clusters M45 (Pleiades) in Taurus, M37 in Auriga and the Jewel Box NGC4555 in Crux. Emission Nebula in Eta … More
2010 – Deep Sky
. I belong to Macarthur Astronomical Society and some of my images (and those of other members) were projected … More
Omega Centauri
2015-03-27 80sec LX-90 60D 2000mm f/10 ISO2500 This magnificent globular cluster is located in the constellation of Centaurus. It orbits … More