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THE CRESCENT NEBULA THE SOAP BUBBLE NEBULA - Deepspace object LHOO, 1665mm - Constellation Cygnus https://astrob.in/5x5t4w/0/rawthumb/hd/get.jpg?insecure NGC 6888, also known as the "Circle Nebula," "Crescent Nebula," or "Crescent Nebula," is a remarkable astronomical o...

THE DOLPHINHEAD NEBULA - Deepspace object LHOO, 560mm - Constellation Canis Major https://astrob.in/km55m9/0/rawthumb/hd/get.jpg?insecure The Dolphinhead Nebula, also known as RCW 11, is an enchanting H-2 Region in the constellation of the Great Dog (Canis Major). About 5200 light-years from Earth, ...

THE ROSETTE NEBULA - aka THE ROSE/Sh2-275 - Deepsky 750mm LRGBSHO - Constellation Monoceros https://astrob.in/h29v6p/0/rawthumb/hd/get.jpg?insecure This time I combined an acquired imageset from Insight Observatory with self taken images of similar focal length. To be exact I added RGB and luminance...

THE FIGHTING DRAGONS OF ARA - NGC6188, Edge Nebula - Deep sky 762mm LRGBHOO - Constellation Ara the Altar https://astrob.in/ctaycy/0/rawthumb/hd/get.jpg?insecure Last week I already show you the fighting dragons of Ara, back then I edited an acquired image set at 1500mm focal length. Today I show th...

THE BODE'S & THE CIGAR GALAXY - Messier 81 & Messier 82 - Deep Sky 1508mm LRGB - Constellation Ursar Major https://astrob.in/jelpr9/0/rawthumb/hd/get.jpg?insecure Messier 81 and Messier 82 are two neighboring galaxies in the Ursa Major constellation, located about 12 million light-years from...

THE RUNNING CHICKEN NEBULA - IC2948 - Deep sky 1800mm hALRGB - Constellation Centaurus https://astrob.in/bl5hww/0/rawthumb/hd/get.jpg?insecure Another beautiful emission nebula found in the constellation Centaurus in the southern sky. It is a neighboring nebula to the bombastic Eta Carinae nebula co...

"Spiral Barred Galaxy NGC1365" - Deepsky 3411mm LRGB - Constellation Fornax https://astrob.in/mex8l9/0/rawthumb/hd/get.jpg?insecure NGC 1365 is a Hubble-type SBb barred spiral galaxy in the southern constellation of Fornax. The shape of the bars is striking and it is one of the best-known ...

THE HORSEHEAD NEBULA - IC434 - Deep sky 1800mm hALRGB - Constellation Orionis https://astrob.in/jx00yz/0/rawthumb/hd/get.jpg?insecure One of the most beautiful and impressive celestial objects in the winter Milky Way is the famous Horsehead Nebula. Wrapped in the red plumes of IC 434, an emission ne...

CASPER, THE FRIENDLY GHOST NEBULA - MESSIER 78 - Deep sky 1800mm hALRGB - Constellation Orionis https://astrob.in/y4d3ip/0/rawthumb/hd/get.jpg?insecure This magical nebula is one of my favorite objects in the starry sky, which unfortunately I have not yet photographed myself. It is associated with t...

THE EAGLEN EBULA (M16), ASSIMILATED ^^ - Pillars of Creation - Deep sky 750mm LRGBSHO - Constellation Serpense https://astrob.in/yn6fbj/0/rawthumb/hd/get.jpg?insecure The Eagle Nebula, or IC 4703, is about 7,000 light-years from the Sun. About 20 light-years across, the nebula contains pillars of du...

THE EAGLEN EBULA (M16) - Pillars of Creation - Deepsky 750mm LRGB - Constellation Serpense https://astrob.in/uczgxm/0/rawthumb/hd/get.jpg?insecure The Eagle Nebula, or IC 4703, is about 7,000 light-years from the Sun. About 20 light-years across, the nebula contains pillars of dust up to 9.5 light-y...

"THE GLOWING MOON" - Solar 2250mm IRRGB Mosaic - Constellation Auriga https://astrob.in/wk63s4/0/rawthumb/hd/get.jpg?insecure A little creative work on Sunday afternoon ^^ This is a composing of the crescent moon, whereby the shadow of the earth was put together using HDR from 2 independen...

"THE GREEN "NEANDERTHAL" COMET" - Deep Sky 750mm LRGB - Constellation Auriga https://astrob.in/1d5154/0/rawthumb/hd/get.jpg?insecure I was lucky when this current celestial highlight migrated south and met Mars, it was a nice cold clear night from February 08th to 09th, 2023. Enc...

"THE GREAT ORION NEBULA" - Deepsky 750mm LSHO Stars: RGB - Constellation Orionis https://astrob.in/x3f198/0/rawthumb/hd/get.jpg?insecure Another refreshing elaboration of the great Orion Nebula - and it's far from over ^^ Let the creativity run free, regarding the coloring, I call it "...

"THE SMALL MAGELAN CLOUD" - Deepsky Widefield Mosaic 530mm LRGBhA - Constellation Tucana https://astrob.in/z75m4s/0/rawthumb/hd/get.jpg?insecure Have a nice Sunday afternoon, dear astro friends! Today I show you the first results from the recordings of a rented telescope in Australia. A ve...

"THE GREAT ORION NEBULA" - Deep Sky 750mm LRGBhA - Constellation Orionis https://astrob.in/oyoie6/C/rawthumb/hd/get.jpg?insecure The Orion Nebula (M42 or NGC 1976) is an emission nebula in the constellation of Orion. Due to the high apparent brightness of its center above the 4th magnitude...