The spindle Galaxy in Sextans.
NGC 3115
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The Hyades
The Hyades star cluster in Taurus.
Messier 3
Globular Cluster in Canes Venatici
The Antennae Galaxies
Colliding Galaxies in Corvus.
Markarian’s Chain
Markarian’s Chain of galaxies in Virgo. #astronomy #galaxy #asteroid
Wishing Well Cluster
An open cluster in Carina
NGC 6772
Planetary Nebula NGC 6772 in Aquila.
#astronomy #planetarynebula
Nebulae in Carina
A bright star-forming nebula in Carina: NGC 3603
NGC 5286
The globular cluster Caldwell 84, in Centaurus
Galaxies in Centaurus
Galaxies galore.
Omega Centauri
The massive globular cluster, the beautiful Omega Centauri.
The Jewel Box
The jewel Box – an open star cluster in Crux.
Centaurus A
The “Hamburger Galaxy” NGC 5128 in Centaurus.
Nebula IC2948
A bright emission nebula in Centaurus.
Carina Nebula
The biggest, brightest and most photogenic nebula in the Southern Hemisphere.
Orion Nebula
The biggest, brightest and most photogenic nebula in the Northern Hemisphere. Also Astronomy News of the Week.
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)
A comet passing through.
Horsehead Nebula
The Horsehead – a dark nebula in Orion.
#astronomy
Eastern Veil Nebula
Supernova Remnant NGC 6995 in Cygnus – The Eastern Veil Nebula
The Trapezium
The Trapezium star cluster in the Orion Nebula, M42.
NGC 1512
Galaxy NGC 1512 and companion.
#astronomy
Grus Quartet
The Grus Quartet
Pleiades
The Pleiades, M45. An open cluster in Taurus.
Lunar Eclipse
My images from the total lunar eclipse 2022-11-08
Moon Crescent
A recent image of this month’s crescent Moon.
Small Magellanic Cloud
Small Magellanic Cloud
The Tarantula
The Tarantula Nebula and part of the Large Magellanic Cloud
M7
Ptolemy’s Cluster, NGC 6475, also known as M7
47 Tucanae
Globular Cluster 47-Tucanae.
#astronomy
War & Peace Nebula
War and Peace Nebula
Trifid Nebula
Messsier Object 20
Sombrero Galaxy
M104, the Sombrero – an attractive target for amateur astronomers; an edge-on spiral galaxy with an emphatic dark dust lane
Omega Centauri
The visually brightest, most massive and largest globular cluster in the sky.
Planetary Nebula NGC 2867
Caldwell 90, in Carina
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Messier 43
Poor old M43, overlooked and neglected.
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First Quarter Moon
South Celestial Pole
Star Trails in the Octans constellation.
Eta Carinae
A Star within the Eta Carina Nebula Image exposure: 45.75 min Image field of view: 23.9 x 16 arcmin Image … More
NGC 1365
A fine barred spiral galaxy in Fornax
Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard)
A rare visitor to the inner Solar System.
NGC 2022
8,100 light years away
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 Review: Post 2 of 3
Deep Sky An annual review of my best deep sky (beyond the Solar System) images. Thanks for looking! Post 1 … More
2021 Review: Post 1 of 3
Moon & Planets A reprise of my best Solar System images taken during the year. What! No Comet Leonard? Well … More
The Crab Nebula, M1
This is what a supernova explosion looks like after nearly a thousand years have passed!
Full Moon Rising
A golden Moonrise.
Uranus
The seventh planet from the Sun.
The Saturn Nebula
Planetary Nebula NGC 7009
Transforming My Old Telescope
From Alt-Az to Equatorial My Meade LX-90 telescope has been with me for thirteen years. It was my second telescope … More
Antares With Venus
Conjunction!
Neptune
The eighth and outermost planet
Helix Nebula NGC 7293
Planetary Nebula NGC 7293.
Saturn
My sharpest image so far…
Celestial Alignment
A twilight view of Mercury, Spica & Venus with the asteroid Vesta in attendance.
Eagle Nebula
Messier 16
A Shadow on Jupiter
Io Casts a Shadow
206,000 Light Years Away!
The Small Magellanic Cloud, NGC 292
Omega Nebula, M17
Omega Nebula, M17
In the constellation of Sagittarius
Distant Nebulae
NGC 346 and more in the Small Magellanic Cloud
Messier 71
Globular Cluster
IC 4628
A colossal star-forming emission nebula in the southern constellation of Scorpius
The Western Veil Nebula
Supernova Remnant.
Moon and ExoMoons.
Exciting discovery!
NGC 6025
Open Star Cluster
Caldwell 95
NGC 6072
Planetary Nebula in Scorpius
IC 4685
Emission Nebula in Sagittarius
PN Shapley 1
The ‘Fine Ring’ Nebula
The Blue Planetary Nebula
NGC 3918 in Centaurus
The Bug Nebula
A unique planetary nebula in Scorpius
Moon Close Up
Kids questions about the Moon.
Saturn
A good time for planets.
The Keyhole Nebula
Dark Nebula in the Eta Carinae Nebula
NGC 6357
The Lobster Nebula
Comet 2019/F1 (ATLAS-Africano)
A Comet in Octans Exposure: 12 Minutes Field of View: 19.4 x 19.4 arcmin Image date: 2021-06-12 It’s not often … More
Caldwell 107
A Distant Globular Cluster in Apus
Cat’s Paw Nebula
NGC 6334, an emission nebula in Scorpius
Total Lunar Eclipse (2)
26th May 2021
Total Lunar Eclipse
26th May 2021
Lambda Centauri Nebula (2)
Part of the Running Chicken Emission Nebula
Gibbous Moon
Why no stars?
Lagoon Nebula M8
NGC 6523
Beehive Cluster M44
An open cluster in Cancer….
Caldwell 48
A galaxy in Cancer….
Caldwell 96
An open cluster in Carina…astro-imaging
Cosmic Focus 