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Tag: Centaurus

Alpha Centauri

Alpha Centauri – our nearest star system.

Alpha Centauri, amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Centaurus, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, Meade LX-90, nature, photography, science, space, Stars, Universe, world

The Blue Planetary

The Blue Planetary Nebula in Centaurus.

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Centaurus, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, helium, image, Meade LX-90, nature, Nebula, NGC 3918, photography, science, space, Stars, The Blue Planetary Nebula, The Southerner, toroid, Universe, world

Lambda Centauri Nebula (2)

Part of the Running Chicken Emission Nebula

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, bok globule, C100, Caldwell 100, Centaurus, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, G42, IC 2944, IC 2948, image, lambda centauri, Lambda Centauri Nebula, nature, photography, RCW 62, Running Chicken Nebula, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe
2021-03-04 IC 2944 C100 R Chick Nebula Stack_19frames_4553s

Lambda Centauri Nebula

The Running Chicken Emission Nebula

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, bok globule, C100, Caldwell 100, Centaurus, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, G42, IC 2944, IC 2948, image, lambda centauri, Lambda Centauri Nebula, nature, photography, RCW 62, Running Chicken Nebula, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe

Alpha Centauri

A nearby triple star system.

Alpha Centauri, amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Centaurus, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, nature, photography, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, space, Stars, Universe, world
Proxima Centauri 300s exposure 2020-08-25 Copyright Roger Powell

Our Closest Star

Proxima Centauri, a tiny faint red M type star.

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Centaurus, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, gif, image, J2000.0, Milky Way, nature, Night Sky, photography, Proper motion, Proxima Centauri, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, space, Stars, Universe, world

The Coal Sack

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

Acrux, Alpha Centauri, Barnard 367, Beta Centauri, C99, Caldwell 99, Centaurus, cosmos, Crux, Dark Nebula, dslr, Galaxy, Hadar, Milky Way, Mimosa, Musca, Rigil Kentaurus, space, Star Adventurer, Star Cloud, The Pointers, Universe

The Pearl Cluster

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

C97, Caldwell 97, Centaurus, Featured, NGC 3766, Night Sky Observers Guide, Pearl Cluster, Skywatcher esprit 120

Omega Centauri

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

C80, Caldwell 80, Centaurus, deep sky, Globular Cluster, NGC 5139, Omega Centauri

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

amateur astronomy, Centaurus, IC 2944, IC 2948, lambda centauri, running chichen nebula, SharpCap, Skywatcher ed120

Omega Centauri

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

Centaurus, deep sky, Globular Cluster, Omega Centauri, southern skies

Milky Way

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

Alpha Centauri, antares, Ara, Beta Centauri, Carina, Centaurus, Coalsack, Crux, Hadar, Milky Way, Nebula, Norma Lupus, Pointers, Rigil Kentaurus, Scorpius, Southern Cross, Star, Supergiant, Wide Field

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

Centaurus, deep sky, Globular Cluster, Omega Centauri

Omega Centauri

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

Centaurus, Globular Cluster, NGC 5139, Omega Centauri

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

Camera on Tripod, Carina, Centaurus, Coal Sack, Crux, Dust Lanes, Laser Beam, LMC, M22, M42, M6, M7, M8, Magellanic Clouds, Milky Way, Orion, Pointers, Rho Ophiucus, Scorpius, SMC, Southern Cross, Star Cloud, Stargard, Stars, Starscape, telescope, Wide Angle, Wide Field

2011 – Deep Sky

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

Alpha Centauri, Auriga, Betelgeuse, C99, Caldwell99, Centaurus, Coalsack, Constellation, Crux, Dark, deep sky, Emission, Galaxy, Large Magellanic Cloud, LMC, M45, Milky Way, Nebula, Orion, Pleiades, Star, Star Cluster, Taurus, Wide Angle, Wide Field

2010 – Deep Sky

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

Beta Monceros, Betelgeuse, Blue Racquet Nebula, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Centaurus, deep sky, Galaxy, Globular Cluster, Jewel Box, Lyra, M46, M57, NGC 2022, NGC 3918, NGC 4755, NGC 6572, NGC 7009, Omega Centauri, Ophiuchus, Orion, Planetary Nebula, Ring Nebula, Saturn Nebula, Star Cluster, The Blue Planetary Nebula, Triple Star System, Virgo

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

Centaurus, Globular Cluster, Omega Centauri

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