NGC 5286

The globular cluster Caldwell 84, in Centaurus

Galaxies in Centaurus

Galaxies galore.

The “Hamburger Galaxy” NGC 5128 in Centaurus.

A bright emission nebula in Centaurus.

Alpha Centauri – our nearest star system.

The Blue Planetary Nebula in Centaurus.

Part of the Running Chicken Emission Nebula

The Running Chicken Emission Nebula

A nearby triple star system.

Proxima Centauri, a tiny faint red M type star.

The Coalsack is probably the most prominent dark nebula in our skies.

“The stars have a chaotic distribution with a mild central compression and many curved star strings and jumbled trains.”

No doubt about it – the largest, most massive and most glorious Milky Way globular cluster in the entire sky is … More

The Lambda star cluster (IC 2944) and the Running Chicken emission nebula (IC 2948). I think I considerably under-exposed this … More

NGC 5139, the huge globular cluster Omega Centauri. A favourite object to image and a natural subject for my first … More

Above – Milky Way in Carina, Crux, Circinus and Centaurus. A region which is rich with stars and interesting objects. Top … More

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, also known as NGC 5139, is a huge globular cluster in the constellation of Centaurus, visible mainly in … More

Wide field views are just as much a part of astronomy as telescopes are and anyone can do astronomy with … More

Star clusters M45 (Pleiades) in Taurus, M37 in Auriga and the Jewel Box NGC4555 in Crux. Emission Nebula in Eta … More

. I belong to Macarthur Astronomical Society and some of my images (and those of other members) were projected … More

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