Starship Asterisk*

IC 4603 - The Turbulent Heart of the Scorpion http://www.rolfolsenastrophotography.com Copyright: Rolf Wahl Olsen https://photos.smugmug.com/Astrophotography/Nebulae/i-sn6sPbP/3/CGhTk4bM6nrs6p9RjrvbcCMvcJwffF5jpstBgTJtb/X3/IC4603_Mosaic_LRGB_final2-X3.jpg Link to full image details and hi-res versi...

Deep Image of the Topsy-Turvy Galaxy, NCG 1313 http://www.rolfolsenastrophotography.com Copyright: Rolf Wahl Olsen https://photos.smugmug.com/Astrophotography/Galaxies/i-FCZvgbS/1/DXwBp5zWXBzWN6z6xkgpcJTmMXr3mBW6z3m52Cbzc/XL/NGC1313_LRGBHaOIII-XL.jpg Link to full details and hi-res image: https://w...

Narrowband NGC 3293 - The Gem Cluster http://www.rolfolsenastrophotography.com Copyright: Rolf Wahl Olsen https://photos.smugmug.com/Astrophotography/Star-Clusters/i-7sfjkps/0/M6rtGpCZsdcwpL3zkNt6XCFgdGRjkHQ9WgqXd3W2/XL/Gem_Cluster_LRGB-XL.jpg Link to full resolution image: https://www.rolfolsenast...

The Colourful Angel Nebula in Monoceros http://www.rolfolsenastrophotography.com Copyright: Rolf Wahl Olsen https://photos.smugmug.com/Astrophotography/Nebulae/i-PrpbH5L/0/7c6ff933/XL/NGC2170_LHaRGB_fina.jpg Link to full resolution image: https://www.rolfolsenastrophotography.com/Astrophotography/N...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52272826513_f1deda03e6.jpg The Cosmic Web by Rolf Wahl Olsen , on Flickr The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe Of all my images I feel that this one is the most profound: A relatively empty looking field in the southern constellation Fornax, about the size of...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52562123430_28b4248f76.jpg Deep View of Peculiar Galaxy Pair Arp 171 by Rolf Wahl Olsen , on Flickr This very deep exposure shows the rarely imaged interacting galaxy pair Arp 171. The pair consists of the lenticular (S0) galaxies NGC5718 and IC1042, and lie at t...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52532707272_4bce5f325b.jpg Amateur Detection of Spectrum and Lyman-alpha Forest of the Distant Ultra-luminous Quasar SMSSJ2157−3602 (z=4.692) by Rolf Wahl Olsen , on Flickr This image shows the spectrum and Lyman-alpha forest of the very distant ultra-luminous qu...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52898150992_9ccb30895e.jpg All the Waxing Moons by Rolf Wahl Olsen , on Flickr All the Waxing Moons This image is a composite of waxing Moon phases taken in May 2022. Details on the Moon's surface are normally best visible near the terminator where shadows reveal...

Deep Image of Messier 87 - with Black Hole Jet and Globular Clusters https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52832181565_38c8aa016b.jpg Deep Image of Messier 87 - with Black Hole Jet and Globular Clusters by Rolf Wahl Olsen , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52831959889_3fc0804de9.jpg Deep...

Absolutely fantastic image, Rolf! I quite agree with you that I can indeed see the cosmic web here! As always, I want to know "where in the sky" this is. "Fornax" is not enough of a clue. What are those two prominent galaxies at center left? What are their designations? If you d...

Thanks a lot! :D My software rejected the PGC designations, even though it does accept PGC galaxies. My software did show me two PGC galaxies nearby, PGC 12971 and PGC 12976, but they are 15th magnitude objects. Simbad Astronomical Database recognized PGC 749439 and called it a 17th magnitude activ...

Absolutely fantastic image, Rolf! I quite agree with you that I can indeed see the cosmic web here! As always, I want to know "where in the sky" this is. "Fornax" is not enough of a clue. What are those two prominent galaxies at center left? What are their designations? If you d...

The Cosmic Web: Seeing the Large-Scale Structure of the Universe http://www.rolfolsenastrophotography.com Copyright: Rolf Wahl Olsen Educational video showing the Cosmic Web, the large-scale structure of the Universe, visible in my Fornax Ultra Deep Field image. Make sure you view this in full scre...

Seeing the Cosmic Web - The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe http://www.rolfolsenastrophotography.com Copyright: Rolf Wahl Olsen https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-ZFNCnXw/1/XL/i-ZFNCnXw-.jpg Full res image: https://www.rolfolsenastrophotography.com/Astrophotography/Fornax-Ultra-Deep-Field/i-...

Starless Eagle Nebula and The Pillars of Creation http://www.rolfolsenastrophotography.com Copyright: Rolf Wahl Olsen https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-BgkdFm4/0/XL/i-BgkdFm4-S.jpg Link to high resolution image: https://www.rolfolsenastrophotography.com/Astrophotography/Nebulae/i-BgkdFm4/A This i...

The Snake and its Prey http://www.rolfolsenastrophotography.com Copyright: Rolf Wahl Olsen https://photos.smugmug.com/Astrophotography/Nebulae/i-TFJQbxQ/1/b967fa0d/L/SnakeNebula_LRGB-L.jpg Link to full resolution version: https://www.rolfolsenastrophotography.com/Astrophotography/Nebulae/i-TFJQbxQ/...

Annotated movie of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, moving against background stars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIWDThSwohg This animation shows the JWST's movement against the background stars on 6th Jan 2022 from 8:41am to 09:54am UTC while travelling just under 1 million kilometres away o...

Partial Lunar Eclipse over Auckland - 19th Nov 2021 http://www.rolfolsenastrophotography.com Copyright: Rolf Wahl Olsen https://photos.smugmug.com/Astrophotography/Solar-System/i-VKnWcbF/0/2a1cff21/X4/Eclipse_LRGB_RolfWahlOlsen_3-X2.jpg Had a great view of 2021's Lunar eclipse in Auckland. Date: 19...

New version of my detection of light echoes from SN1987a: Deep View of the Tarantula Region with Light Echoes from SN1987a - Narrowband Bicolour https://photos.smugmug.com/Astrophotography/Light-Echoes-from-Supernova-1987a/i-dkvZvbV/0/e90106c5/XL/Tarantula_Bicolor_Mosaic_allechoes-XL.jpg https://ph...

Fun with Spectroscopy! http://www.rolfolsenastrophotography.com Copyright: Rolf Wahl Olsen https://photos.smugmug.com/Astrophotography/Spectroscopy/i-Fc3VfvZ/1/ffe06aa7/X2/Bright%20Star%20Spectra%20v20%20crop%20final-X1.jpg Link to large image: https://www.rolfolsenastrophotography.com/Astrophotogr...

Amateur Detection of Light Echoes from Supernova 1987a http://www.rolfolsenastrophotography.com Copyright: Rolf Wahl Olsen https://photos.smugmug.com/Astrophotography/Light-Echoes-from-Supernova-1987a/i-DmNcF9P/0/0deca71f/540x540/LightEcho_Animation-GIF_crop-540x540.gif https://photos.smugmug.com/A...

Amateur Detection of Light Echoes from Supernova 1987a http://www.rolfolsenastrophotography.com Copyright: Rolf Wahl Olsen This image shows what I believe is the first amateur detection of light echoes from SN1987a - 33 years after the event! The light echoes are produced when the initial flash fro...

NGC 1365 - A Cosmic Maelstrom in Fornax https://www.rolfolsenastrophotography.com/ Copyright: Rolf Wahl Olsen https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-QVPs5Vq/7/X4/i-QVPs5Vq-X3.jpg This deep image shows the large majestic barred spiral galaxy NGC 1365 located in the southern constellation of Fornax at a...

Deep Image of Peculiar Shell Elliptical Galaxy NGC 3923 in Hydra http://www.rolfolsenastrophotography.com Copyright: Rolf Wahl Olsen https://photos.smugmug.com/Astrophotography/Galaxies/i-t3tLKx4/1/57c2e0a8/X2/NGC_3923_LRGB_3326x2504_desat-X2.jpg Link to large image: https://www.rolfolsenastrophoto...

Uncatalogued Galaxies in the Antlia Galaxy Cluster Extreme Deep Field http://www.rolfolsenastrophotography.com Copyright: Rolf Wahl Olsen https://photos.smugmug.com/Astrophotography/Antlia-Galaxy-Cluster/i-3GJdqqH/3/X2/Antlia_Cluster_Extreme_Deep_Field_152_Hours_v5_3326x2504-X2.jpg https://photos.s...