Starship Asterisk*

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51940829792_1ab770aa6e.jpg A luminous M101 with outer spiral arms by William Ostling , on Flickr Full write up here: https://theastroenthusiast.com/a-luminous-m101-with-outer-spiral-arms/ Big, beautiful spiral galaxy M101 is one of the last entries in Charles Mes...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51907678643_6f023c89d6.jpg The dim and detailed jellyfish: A 112-hour collaboration from three continents! by William Ostling , on Flickr The full quality images can be viewed here: Regular: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51907678643_6f93e75c01_o.png Starles...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51860913679_c1387303af.jpg Stellar Fireworks in NGC 4449 by William Ostling , on Flickr Full write up here: https://theastroenthusiast.com/stellar-fireworks-in-ngc-4449 NGC 4449 has been forming stars for several billion years, but currently it is experiencing a ...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51852351004_459b9e5201.jpg Hubble’s stunning 325 megapixel mosaic of the Tarantula Nebula by William Ostling , on Flickr This image is downsampled 3x. I strongly recommend looking at the full size gigapan here: http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/228522 Full write up...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51843101611_4fcfa63c2f.jpg A cluster of rampant star formation and glowing gas: The Great Nebula in Orion by William Ostling , on Flickr Full write up here: https://theastroenthusiast.com/a-luminous-m42/ The first image of my new mount! The GEM28 has turned out t...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51815115520_c73f1dbe0a.jpg NGC 105 by William Ostling , on Flickr Full write up here: https://theastroenthusiast.com/ngc-105-from-hubble/ This image from the Hubble Space Telescope displays spiral galaxy NGC 105, which lies 215 million light-years away in the con...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51810786435_453973a037.jpg NGC 1385 by William Ostling , on Flickr Full write up here: https://theastroenthusiast.com/ngc-1385-from-hubble/ NGC 1385 is a strange spiral galaxy in the constellation Fornax. Originally a normal spiral, interaction with other galaxie...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51787716738_3f2dcd03df.jpg A colorful cosmic rose: A collaboration of 110+ hours of data from three continents by William Ostling , on Flickr Full version: https://theastroenthusiast.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/rosette_colab_annotated.png Starless version: htt...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51779486465_f8ac9cc1d9.jpg NGC5189 by William Ostling , on Flickr Full write up here: https://theastroenthusiast.com/ngc-5189-from-hubble/ Why is this beautiful nebula so complicated ? When a star is dying, it blast away its outer layers, usually into a simple ov...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51769692684_63ee791910.jpg The nebulosity and dust of Auriga by William Ostling , on Flickr Full write up here: https://theastroenthusiast.com/nebulosity-in-the-auriga-region/ This image showcases much of the nebulosity in the Auriga region in its natural colors....

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51740857242_4a52ff8f71.jpg NGC 1672 by William Ostling , on Flickr Full write up here: https://theastroenthusiast.com/ngc-1672-from-hubble/ NGC 1672 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Dorado. Its massive spiral arms display clusters of hot young blue ...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51714762220_0834ae85c8.jpg The Great Orion Nebula and surrounding dust by William Ostling , on Flickr Full write up here: https://theastroenthusiast.com/messier-42-and-surrounding-nebulosity/ This image showcases the bright orion nebula and its surrounding dust. ...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51678962001_44beb3e805.jpg Hubble's view of M82 by William Ostling , on Flickr A full write-up with processing steps can be found here: "https://theastroenthusiast.com/hubbles-incredible-mosaic-of-messier-82 Also known as the Cigar Galaxy because of its appe...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51662250478_1dacc21521.jpg Messier 51 from Hubble by William Ostling , on Flickr The graceful, winding arms of the majestic whirlpool galaxy appear like a grand spiral staircase sweeping through space. They are actually long lanes of stars and gas laced with dust...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51622518868_9619f9073b.jpg M45 by William Ostling , on Flickr A full write up is available here: https://theastroenthusiast.com/the-grand-pleiades-star-cluster/ Perhaps the most famous star cluster on the sky, the bright stars of the Pleiades can be seen without ...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51594593722_bb4fa4511a.jpg NGC 3314 from Hubble by William Ostling , on Flickr A full write-up is on my website here: https://theastroenthusiast.com/ngc-3314-from-hubble/ This object is not one but two – two galaxies seeming to overlap by mere chance. The spiral ...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51577160813_670d4951f5.jpg The weird and wonderful core of Messier 83 by William Ostling , on Flickr You can find a full write-up here: https://theastroenthusiast.com/m83s-core-from-hubble/ The goal of this image is to display the details of the nucleus without b...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51568550971_c6824cb24a.jpg NGC 6814 by William Ostling , on Flickr A full write up is available to view here: https://theastroenthusiast.com/ngc-6814-from-hubble/ Together with irregular galaxies, spiral galaxies make up approximately 60 percent of the galaxies i...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51519739931_6e40901561.jpg The ghostly shell of Andromeda by William Ostling , on Flickr A full write up is available here: https://theastroenthusiast.com/the-ghostly-shell-of-andromeda/ This image, I think, is one of the best images I have produced. It’s absolut...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51497486266_907e18cdf6.jpg NGC 4651 by William Ostling , on Flickr A full write-up is visible here: https://theastroenthusiast.com/ngc-4651-from-hubble/ This remarkable spiral galaxy, known as NGC 4651, may look serene and peaceful as it swirls in the vast, silen...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51484390179_a3ddc9644b.jpg NGC 4676 from Hubble by William Ostling , on Flickr These two mighty galaxies are pulling each other apart. Known as “The Mice” because they have such long tails, each spiral galaxy has likely already passed through the other. They will...

This incredible shot was voted Astrobin's image of the day!
Copyright: Jeff Ridder (https://www.instagram.com/deepspacecrozet/)

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51435918422_4b5f8c9d46.jpg The Antennae Galaxies from Hubble by William Ostling , on Flickr A full write-up is visible here: https://theastroenthusiast.com/the-antennae-galaxies-from-hubble/ The galaxies in this image — also known as NGC 4038 and NGC 4039 — are l...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51430419181_0ff07d8816.jpg Messier 83 by William Ostling , on Flickr The full image is a stunning 77 megapixels! I highly recommend viewing it on gigapan: http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/227085. Website: https://theastroenthusiast.com/ Instagram: https://www.inst...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51420228795_df7e13dc30.jpg NGC 3603 by William Ostling , on Flickr A full write up is here to read (with processing steps): https://theastroenthusiast.com/ngc-3603-from-hubble/ Like a 4th of July fireworks display, a young, glittering collection of stars looks li...