Lambda Centauri Nebula (2)

Part of the Running Chicken Emission Nebula

Lambda Centauri 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