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Tag: Planetary Nebula

NGC 6781

Planetary Nebula NGC 6781.

amateur astronomy, Aquila, Astronomy, Cosmic Focus Observatory, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, Meade LX-90, nature, NGC 5307, NGC 6781, photography, Planetary Nebula, science, space, Stars, Universe, world

A Star Dies

A dying star: planetary nebula in Sagittarius.

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, cosmos, creation, debris, deep sky, Dr Brad Tucker, Featured, image, Meade LX-90, nature, NGC 6563, photography, Planetary Nebula, Sagittarius, science, space, Space junk, spacex, Stars, Universe, world

Ring Nebula

The Ring Planetary Nebula in Lyra.

amateur astronomy, annular, Astronomy, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, M57, Macarthur Advertiser, Meade LX-90, nature, Nebula, NGC 6720, photography, Planetary Nebula, Ring, science, space, Stars, toroid, Universe

Retina Nebula

A Unique Planetary Nebula in Scorpius.

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, cosmos, creation, deep sky, donut, Dying star, Featured, IC 4406, image, James Webb Space Telescope, JWST, Lupus, Meade LX-90, nature, Nebula, photography, Planetary Nebula, retina nebula, science, space, Stars, toroid, Universe, world

Planetary Nebula NGC 2867

Caldwell 90, in Carina

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, C90, Calwell 90, Carina, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, JWST, nature, NGC 2867, photography, Planetary Nebula, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, Webb Telescope, world

Spirograph Nebula

A rare break in the weather enabled me to capture this elegant looking planetary nebula.

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, black hole, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, IC 418, image, LX-90, microlensing, MOA-2011-BLG-191/OGLE-2011-BLG-0462, nature, photography, Planetary Nebula, science, southern skies, space, Spirograph Nebula, Stars, Universe, Webb Telescope, world

The Eskimo Nebula

Planetary Nebulae are pretty darn’ small in the telescope.

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, C39, Caldwell 39, clown face nebula, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Eskimo Nebula, Featured, Gemini, HD 59087, HD 59088, image, LX-90, Meade LX-90, nature, NGC 2392, photography, Planetary Nebula, science, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, world, ZWO ASI071

NGC 2022

8,100 light years away

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, cosmos, covid, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, nature, NGC 2022, photography, Planetary Nebula, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, world

2021 Review: Post 3 of 3

Deep Sky Post 1 of 3 (Solar System) Post 2 of 3 (Deep Sky) Click on any image to view … More

2021, amateur astronomy, Annual Review, Astronomy, Best, Cluster, cosmos, creation, deep sky, eagle, eta carinae, Featured, Globular Cluster, helix, image, nature, Nebula, omega, open cluster, photography, Planetary Nebula, science, Shapley-1, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, Veil, world

Planetary Nebula NGC 3195

Caldwell 109 Apparent magnitude: +10.1 Apparent dimensions: 40″ x 35″ Constellation: Chamaeleon At the considerable distance of 5,500 light years, … More

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, C109, Caldwell 109, Chamaeleon, cosmos, covid, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, Meade LX-90, nature, NGC 3195, photography, Planetary Nebula, science, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, world

Cleopatra’s Eye

NGC 1535 Object type: Planetary Nebula Apparent magnitude: +9.4 Apparent dimensions: 0.8 x 0.7 arc-mins Constellation: Eridanus “Cleopatra’s Eye” is … More

amateur astronomy, Astronomik, Astronomy, Cleopatra's Eye, cosmos, creation, deep sky, eridanus, Featured, image, Meade LX-90, nature, NGC 1535, photography, Planetary Nebula, science, Skywatcher EQ6-R, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, world

Skull Nebula

Planetary Nebula NGC 246, Caldwell 56 Apparent magnitude: +10.4 Apparent dimensions: 4.0 x 3.5 arc minutes Constellation: Cetus Image exposure: … More

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, C56, Caldwell 56, Cetus, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, Meade LX-90, nature, Nebula, NGC 246, photography, Planetary Nebula, Schmidt-Cassegrain, science, skull, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, world
2021-10-31 NGC 7009 Saturn Planetary Nebula

The Saturn Nebula

Planetary Nebula NGC 7009

amateur astronomy, aquarius, Astronomy, C55, caldwell 55, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, nature, NGC 7009, photography, Planetary Nebula, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, world
2021-09-08 NGC 7293 Helix Nebula

Helix Nebula NGC 7293

Planetary Nebula NGC 7293.

amateur astronomy, aquarius, Astronomy, caldwell 63, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, helix nebula, image, nature, ngc 7293, photography, Planetary Nebula, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, world

Saturn

My sharpest image so far…

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, nature, photography, planet, Planetary Nebula, Rings, satellites, Saturn, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, Tilt, Universe, world

Celestial Alignment

A twilight view of Mercury, Spica & Venus with the asteroid Vesta in attendance.

alignment, amateur astronomy, Astronomy, cosmos, creation, deep sky, dslr, Featured, image, Mercury, minor planet, nature, photography, Planetary Nebula, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, Solar System, southern skies, space, spica, Stars, Universe, Venus, vesta, world

Eagle Nebula

Messier 16

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, IC 4703, ic4703, image, m16, nature, ngc6611, Night Sky, photography, pillars of creation, Planetary Nebula, science, serpens cauda, Sky, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, world

A Shadow on Jupiter

Io Casts a Shadow

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Callisto, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Europa, Featured, Ganymede, image, Io, Jupiter, nature, photography, Planetary Nebula, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, Solar System, southern skies, space, Stars, transit, Universe, world

206,000 Light Years Away!

The Small Magellanic Cloud, NGC 292

47 Tucanae, amateur astronomy, Astronomy, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, MGC 267, nature, NGC 220, NGC 241, NGC 248, NGC 249, NGC 261, NGC 265, NGC 269, ngc 292, NGC176, NGC221, NGC231, NGC242, NGC256, photography, Planetary Nebula, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, Small Magellanic Cloud, SMC, southern skies, space, Stars, Tucana, Universe, world

Omega Nebula, M17

Omega Nebula, M17
In the constellation of Sagittarius

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, cosmos, creation, deep sky, design, electrical engineer, Featured, good street lighting design practice, image, M17, Messier 17, nature, Nebula, NGC 6618, Omega Nebula, photography, Planetary Nebula, Sagittarius, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, Street Light, Universe, world

Moon and Venus

Conjunction

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Conjunction, cosmos, Crescent, dslr, Earthshine, Featured, image, Moon, nature, photography, Planetary Nebula, science, southern skies, space, Universe, Venus, world
Prawn Nebula IC4628

IC 4628

A colossal star-forming emission nebula in the southern constellation of Scorpius

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, C34, Caldwell 34, Collinder 316, cosmos, creation, cygnus, deep sky, Featured, IC 4628, image, nature, NGC 6231, NGC 6960, pareidolia, photography, Planetary Nebula, Prawn Nebula, science, Scorpius, SharpCap, Skywatcher esprit 120, SNR, southern skies, space, Stars, supernova remnant, Trumpler 24, Universe, Veil Nebula, Western, world

The Western Veil Nebula

Supernova Remnant.

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, C34, Caldwell 34, cosmos, creation, cygnus, deep sky, Featured, image, nature, NGC 6960, photography, Planetary Nebula, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, SNR, southern skies, space, Stars, supernova remnant, Universe, Veil Nebula, Western, world

Moon and ExoMoons.

Exciting discovery!

ALMA, amateur astronomy, Astronomy, circumplanetary disc, circumstellar disc, cosmos, creation, deep sky, exomoon, exoplanet, Featured, formation, image, Lunar, Mare Nectaris, Mare tranquilitatis, Moon, nature, PDS 70, PDS 70c, photography, Planetary Nebula, protoplanetary disc, radio astronomy, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, Solar System, southern skies, space, Star, Stars, T-Tauri, Theophilus, Tranquility Base, Universe, world, ZWO ASI 290

NGC 6025

Open Star Cluster
Caldwell 95

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, C95, caldwell 95, cosmos, covid, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, MQ Trianguli Australis, nature, ngc 6025, photography, Planetary Nebula, rain, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Star Cluster, Stars, triangulum Australe, Universe, world

NGC 6072

Planetary Nebula in Scorpius

2MASX J16125713-3613263, amateur astronomy, Astronomy, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, nature, NGC 6072, photography, Planetary Nebula, science, Scorpius, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, world, ZWO ASI 290

IC 4685

Emission Nebula in Sagittarius

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Cosmic Focus Observatory, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Equipment, Featured, gear, IC4685, image, nature, Nebula, NGC 5139, Omega Centauri, photography, Planetary Nebula, Sagittarius, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, telescope, Universe, world

PN Shapley 1

The ‘Fine Ring’ Nebula

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, nature, photography, Planetary Nebula, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, world

The Bug Nebula

A unique planetary nebula in Scorpius

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Caldwell 69, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, nature, NGC 6302, photography, Planetary Nebula, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, The Bug Nebula, Universe, world
2020-09-12 M27 Stack_51frames_4583s

Dumbbell Nebula M27

M27 is known as the Dumbbell Nebula or the Apple Core Nebula.

amateur astronomy, Apple Core, Astronomy, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Dumbbell Nebula, Featured, image, M27, nature, photography, Planetary Nebula, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, space, Stars, Universe, Vulpecula, world
2020-07-23 Caldwell109 Planetary Nebula 19frames x 3min

Caldwell 109

A southern planetary nebula, located just 9° from the South Celestial Pole.

C109, Caldwell 109, cosmos, deep sky, Featured, NGC 3195, Planetary Nebula, Skywatcher esprit 120, space, Universe

Forgotten But Remembered – 2

Amateur astro-photography is not always about imaging the most beautiful wide nebulae.

Banana_Nebula, Caldwell 90, Caldwell 91, Caldwell 98, Globular Cluster, Lunar, M47, M68, Moon, NGC3199, NGC3211, NGC3532, open cluster, Planetary Nebula, Remembered, Skywatcher esprit 120, Venus

Planetary Nebula NGC 3211

Designation:  NGC 3211, in southern constellation of Carina. Visual magnitude:  +10.7 Apparent size: 0.3 arc-minutes. Diameter: 0.5 light years. Distance: 6,700 … More

Carina, NGC 3211, Planetary Nebula

The Eight-Burst Nebula

Designation:  NGC 3132, Caldwell 74, in the constellation of Vela. Visual magnitude:  +9.7 Apparent size: 1.0 x 0.7 arc-minutes. Diameter: 0.7 … More

Above Us, Apollo, C74, Caldwell 74, cosmos, Eight Burst Nebula, NGC 3132, Night Sky, Planetary Nebula, Sky, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern ring nebula, Universe, Vela

The Helix Nebula

One of the largest planetary nebula, with an apparent diameter about half the size of the Moon, the Helix Nebula is named after it’s … More

Apollo, aquarius, Astronomy, c63, caldwell 63, helix nebula, Macarthur Astronomical Society, Nebula, ngc 7293, Planetary Nebula, science, Universe

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

Apple Core Nebula, Astro-blog, Astro-photography, Astronomy, cosmos, Dumbbell Nebula, Emission Nebula, M27, photography, Planetary Nebula, Universe

Planetary Nebula NGC 5189

Planetary nebulae are such beautiful and varied objects – and that’s what makes them so intriguing – plus the interesting … More

Astronomy, Gum 47, IC 4274, Musca, NGC 5189, Planetary Nebula, S-shape, Skywatcher ed120, Spiral Nebula, Wray 16-131, ZWO ASI 290 MC

Planetary Nebula in M46 – Sequel

Following my recent post showing a well known planetary nebula (NGC 2438) in the open star cluster M46, I was … More

BMP J0739-1418, Calabash nebula, M46, Messier 46, Minkowski 1-18, NGC 2438, OH 231.84 +4.22, open cluster, PK 231+4.1, Planetary Nebula, PN G231.1+03.9, PNG231.4+04.3, Puppis, Rotten Egg nebula, Wray 44

Planetary Nebula in M46

Messier 46 is a rich cluster of young stars with a beautiful ring shaped planetary nebula with three stars within … More

M46, Messier 46, ngc 2437, NGC 3438, open cluster, PK 231+04.2, Planetary Nebula, Puppis, Skywatcher ed120, W43

The Helix Nebula

Located in Aquarius, the Helix Nebula is one of the best and largest planetary nebulae in the entire sky. It … More

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Dying Star: Shapley-1

This image is dedicated to my great friend John – a fellow Macarthur Astronomical Society member – who has taken … More

ARO 518, death star, Dying star, Norma, PK 329+02.1, Planetary Nebula, PN G329.0 +1.0, RCW 100, Shapley-1, Stevenson 1

The Dumbbell

This planetary nebula, the Dumbbell, is a fairly easy target in my 8″ telescope. Even on a Moonlit public night … More

deep sky, Dumbbell Nebula, M27, Planetary Nebula

Ring Nebula

The Ring Nebula, also known as Messier 57, is a planetary nebula in the constellation of Lyra. It is what … More

deep sky, Lyra, Planetary Nebula, Ring Nebula

2012 – Deep Sky

I photographed these deep sky objects during 2012. Click an image to enlarge and go to slideshow: All images © … More

Astronomy, deep sky, Emission Nebula, Eskimo Nebula, Ghost of Jupiter, IC418, M42, M45, NGC 2392, NGC 2867, Orion, Orion Nebula, Planetary Nebula, Pleiades, Small Magellanic Cloud, SMC, Spirograph Nebula

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

2009 – Deep Sky

A planetary nebula (a star that is dying), two star clusters, a globular cluster containing millions of stars and an … More

47 Tucanae, Blue, Canis, deep sky, Globular Cluster, Jewel Box, M41, M42, Major, NGC, NGC 104, NGC 3918, NGC 4755, Orion Nebula, Planetary Nebula

Two Nebulae, A Galaxy And A Comet

A night out in the field with some photos to prove it!

Andromeda, Comet, Comet C/2013 US10 (Catalina), Dumbell, Galaxy, M27, M31, Nebula, NGC 7009, Planetary Nebula

Lunar Eclipse

I enjoyed a Lunar eclipse here in Australia tonight (8th October 2014). The weather was not very suitable for astronomy. It … More

eclipse, Lunar, Moon, Planetary Nebula, Uranus

Occultation Of Saturn

We experienced another occultation of Saturn by the Moon on 4th August 2014. This image was obtained by my Canon 60D … More

Lunar, Moon, Occultation, planet, Planetary Nebula, Saturn, Solar System

The Blue Planetary Nebula

A planetary nebula is a sun-like star which has reached old age and has shed its outer layers. The Blue … More

Macarthur Astronomical Society, Magnitude, Planetary Nebula

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