War and Peace Nebula
Tag: Sagittarius
M18
Open Cluster in Sagittarius Image exposure: 60 minutes Image size: 38.5 x 24.9 arcmin Image date: 2022-07-30 one arcmin is … More
Lagoon Nebula
My two and a half hour exposure of the Lagoon Nebula, M8.
M28
Globular Cluster NGC 6626, in Sagittarius
Star Birth in Sagittarius
Open Cluster Messier 25
A Star Dies
A dying star: planetary nebula in Sagittarius.
Towards the Galaxy’s Heart
The Ink Spot and open cluster NGC 6520
Omega Nebula, M17
Omega Nebula, M17
In the constellation of Sagittarius
IC 4685
Emission Nebula in Sagittarius
Messier 24
The Small Sagittarius Star Cloud, M24.
Messier 22
The third brightest globular cluster in the sky
End of a Decade
With no more images in the pipeline and the bushfire smoke worsening again in South West Sydney – and showing … More
Trifid Nebula
It’s another clear night sky as I write this – but the Moon is full and it’s not a good time to be … More
Lagoon Nebula, M8
Burnham’s Celestial Handbook (forty years old and still available) describes M8 as “One of the finest of the diffuse nebulae….seen … More
Milky Way
This is what a galaxy looks like from the inside! Taken in 2016, this wide-field image shows the glory of … More
Pluto the Previous Planet
This little former planet – 4.9 billion kilometres away – has been on my wanted list for a long, long … More
Barnard’s Galaxy
NGC 6822, Barnards Galaxy, is a dwarf galaxy in Sagittarius. It is classified as an “Irregular” type and it is … More
Messier Objects 20 and 21
The Trifid Nebula, M20 and open cluster M21. An attempt to improve on my first image, in black and white, … More
Lagoon Nebula
M8, a nebula in Sagittarius, the Lagoon Nebula. Details: Exposure: 3 x 4 min ISO 800 Gear: Skywatcher ED120 refractor, 840mm … More
Wide Field Views
All images © R.Powell
Nova!
My first nova, TCP J18102829-2729590, an 8th-9th magnitude object in the Sagittarius “Teapot” asterism. This cropped image was taken with … More
Milky Way Star Fields
All images © R.Powell