M104, the Sombrero – an attractive target for amateur astronomers; an edge-on spiral galaxy with an emphatic dark dust lane
Tag: Skywatcher esprit 120
Omega Centauri
The visually brightest, most massive and largest globular cluster in the sky.
Planetary Nebula NGC 2867
Caldwell 90, in Carina
Messier 43
Poor old M43, overlooked and neglected.
First Quarter Moon
The Clouds Finally Part…… 🌧🌧 It’s been a full month since I’ve had the opportunity to go outside with my … More
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
Caldwell 108
A globular cluster in the southern constellation of Musca
Star Cluster M67
NGC 2682 Constellation: Cancer Magnitude: +6.9 Diameter: 19 light years. Apparent size: 25 arc min Distance: 2600 light years. Open Clusters … More
Trio of Galaxies
M105 & Friends
My First Quasar!
3C 273
Last Quarter Moon
Sunset on the Moon
Omicron Velorum
The Omicron Velorum Cluster IC 2391.
The Silvery Moon
Gibbous Moon
Rosette Nebula
The Rosette emission nebula in Monoceros
Lambda Centauri Nebula
The Running Chicken Emission Nebula
Globular Cluster NGC 3201
A fine globular cluster in the Vela constellation.
How to Find the South Celestial Pole
Finding the South Celestial Pole
Lower’s Nebula
Lower’s Nebula, Sharpless 2-261
Eta Carinae
The Nebula & The Star.
Messier 93
Open Cluster NGC 2447 Constellation: Puppis Magnitude: +6.2 Apparent size: 10 arc min Diameter: 9.8 light years. Distance: 3,400 light … More
Messier 1 – The Crab Nebula
Supernova remnant M1, the Crab Nebula
Mars & Uranus
Planetary conjunction: Mars & Uranus.
Horsehead Nebula
The Horsehead Dark Nebula in Orion
Running Man Nebula
A Reflection Nebula in Orion
Orion Nebula
Emission Nebula M42
Triple Grand Conjunction
Triple Grand Conjunction.
Caldwell 78
Globular Cluster in Corona Australis
Moon
The ten day old Moon, on 25th November 2020.
Uranus
The Seventh Planet
Helix Nebula
The Helix Planetary Nebula in Aquarius
Caldwell 86
The second nearest globular cluster.
The Jewel Box
A very young cluster near the Southern Cross.
Mars
Mars at opposition.
Messier 24
The Small Sagittarius Star Cloud, M24.
Caldwell 44
98 million light years away.
Dumbbell Nebula M27
M27 is known as the Dumbbell Nebula or the Apple Core Nebula.
Messier 22
The third brightest globular cluster in the sky
Cosmic Focus 