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Year End Sundown

Happy new year!!
Last view of the Sun for 2021
Taken from Punta del Este, Uruguay

Best Regards
Sergio
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Messier 62 in Ophihuchus M62 is known for being one of the most irregularly shaped globular clusters in our galaxy. This might be because it is one of the closest globular clusters to the center of our Milky Way suffering from gravitational forces. With a size of 14 arc minutes and a 6.6 visual mag...

STARBURST GALAXY IN COLUMBA NGC 1808 is barred spiral galaxy located in the southern constellation of Columba. It was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop from Australia, who described it as a "faint nebula". It is a barred spiral with marked similarities to our home Milky Way G...

Barnard 87 (aka The Parrot's Head Nebula) Also known as LDN 1771 or the Parrot's Head Nebula, is located 3 degrees north from Messier 7. It has a rich star field background which brings contrast to the dark area. Edward Emerson Barnard was an American Astronomer born in 1857. Being an pioneer astro...

NGC 3293 & NGC 3324 NGC 3293 is an open cluster 2 degrees to the north from the Keyhole Nebula in the constellation of Carina. It was discovered by French Astronomer Nicolas Louis Lacaille in 1751. The cluster consists of more than 100 stars brighter than 14th magnitude in a 10 arc minute field...

NGC 362 - The forgotten Cluster NGC 362 is the “other” brilliant globular cluster in Tucana, located on the north-east border of the Small Magellanic Cloud. It was discovered by James Dunlop on August 1, 1826 and cataloged by him as No. 62 of his catalog. In the late 1980s, NGC 362 was compared to ...

NGC 2670 in Vela Located in the southern constellation of Vela, NGC 2670 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel in 1836. Latest estimations indicate the age of 49 millions years. The cluster spans over a distance of 7,9 light years. NGCn2670 is rather poorly defined among backgrounds st...

NGC 3372 - Nebula Complex in Carina

A very generous object imaged from a dark site in LHaRGB
Orion Optics UK 6 inches reflector w/Televue Paracorr f5,75 and QSI 583 WS CCD

More information at
http://www.baskies.com.ar/PHOTOS/NGC%20 ... Tandil.htm

Best Regards
Sergio

SHARPLESS 2 301 in Canis Mayor Located 6 degrees south east from Sirius in the constellation of Canis Mayor, Sh2-301 reveals an unusual shape that is best described as an irregular, three-lobed fog with thin lanes of dark nebulosity. A typical warm summer night from the southern hemisphere. The Ha ...

Partial Solar Eclipse from Buenos Aires

http://www.baskies.com.ar/PHOTOS/ECLISE%2012-14-20.mp4

190 frames timelapse compressed in 22 seconds
Orion Optics UK 6 inches f5 Newtonian; Canon 60Da

Best Regards
Sergio

Delta 1 & 2 Chamaeleontis Near the South Celestial Pole lies the small constellation of Chamaeleon, with some nice gems to offer. In this case a lovely pair of stars with colour contrast known by Delta 1 & 2 Chamaeleontis. Delta 1 is the dimmer of the two main stars with a yellow to red col...

NGC 1965/66 in the LMC Discovered by William Herschel in 1835, NGC 1965 is one of the many objects we can image independently within the Large Magellanic Cloud. The nebulosity present a circular bubbled shape formed by massive amount of gas and dust. A regular imager from the southern hemisphere ca...

COAL SACK Northern Side - Dark Cloud in Crux The Coal Sack nebula is one of the most prominent dark nebulas in the sky. Under dark skies it is easily visible due to contrast with the dense star background of the southern Milky Way. Its main area is located in Crux, but spreads also into the constel...

The Veil Nebula Complex in Cygnus

In collaboration with Jim Misti (image acquisition) and Sergio Eguivar (processing)
Image in higher resolution at:
http://www.baskies.com.ar/PHOTOS/VEIL_N ... _MISTI.htm

Cheers to all !!
Sergio

Messier 63: The Sunflower Galaxy

In collaboration with Jim Misti (image acquisition) and Sergio Eguivar (processing)
Image in higher resolution at:
http://www.baskies.com.ar/PHOTOS/M%2063_LRGB_MISTI.htm

NGC 1499: The California Nebula

In collaboration with Jim Misti (image acquisition) and Sergio Eguivar (processing)
Image in higher resolution at:
http://www.baskies.com.ar/PHOTOS/NGC%20 ... _MISTI.htm

Messier 13: The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules

In collaboration with Jim Misti (image acquisition) and Sergio Eguivar (processing)
Image in higher resolution at:
http://www.baskies.com.ar/PHOTOS/M13LRGB_MISTI.htm

Southern Albireo (aka 145 CMa) This beautiful pair is well visible on urban skies even with small telescopes. The primary star is yellowish-orange and the companion is a pale bluish white. As increasing magnification the colours began to fade compare to the Albireo in Cygnus. This stars are not rel...

NGC 2362 (aka The Mexican Jumping Star cluster) Becasue its bright central star (4.39) this object is also referred as the Tau Canis Majoris cluster. The main star has an estimated mass between 40 to 50 solar masses. It is a luminous super giant with absolute magnitude of -7 or 50.000 solar luminos...

Shaula and Lesath at the Scorpion Tail At the end of the Scorpion tail you will find a graceful pattern of stars: Shaula and Lesath. If you’re in the Northern Hemisphere, Scorpius will be in your southern sky. In the picture Shaula is the star on the left and Lesath at the low right. These two noti...

Messier 83 - The Southern Pinwheel in Hydra

Taken from Argentine Pampas
More information at
http://www.baskies.com.ar/PHOTOS/M%2083 ... 20OOUK.htm

Cheers to all !!
Sergio

NGC 6357 - Star field in Scorpius NGC 6357 is one of the several gems we could find in the Constellation of Scorpius. This wild field picture shows the region where the nebula is located. The nebula is situated in the plane of our Milky Way so it stands out over a populated star field. For visual o...

NGC 6200 in Ara NGC 6200 is an loose open star cluster located in the north-west area of the southern constellation of Ara. Lying in the plane of our Milky Way, this cluster barely stand out because the surrounding star background. The presence of nine OB stars makes NGC 6200 an interesting object ...

Side by Side, but not really... Both Nebulas Complex in Carina NGC 3576 & NGC 3603 seems to be related from the Earth perspective. However, these two objects are separated by approximately 13.000 light years being NGC 3603 (right nebula complex) more far away. This LRGB picture shows some disti...

Collinder 316 and IC 4628 Region in Scorpius For those who live in lower latitudes this is a must to see area during the current season. Excellent for binoculars Image taken with Canon EF 2.8 Lens stopped at f4 and Canon 60Da from San Anotnio de Areco, Buenos Aires Argentina See also the image with...