Starship Asterisk*

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51578514159_a5f12f6d07_c.jpg Eridanus Loop - Sh2-245 by Nico Carver (NebulaPhotos.com) , on Flickr The Eridanus Loop is a rarely photographed, very large structure in the night sky. Together with Barnard's Loop, it's part of the Orion-Eridanus Superbubble. I took...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51498494110_77607a07d3_c.jpg W63 Wide Field Mosaic by Nico Carver (NebulaPhotos.com) , on Flickr It's finally done! A 24-panel version of my mosaic in Cygnus centered around the rarely imaged Supernova Remnant W63 (G 82.2+5.3). In the end, I had to build a new PC...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51114202808_303833998c_c.jpg Mars passing by Auriga by Nico Carver (NebulaPhotos.com) , on Flickr Mars (left side) lined up nicely with the bright blue star Elnath (center) in this photo taken on Saturday, April 10th. Some red nebulae like Sh2-240, Sh2-229, Sh2-2...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49562196781_99e1832fe5_c.jpg Orion over Boston by Nico Carver , on Flickr Last night (after a couple failed attempts) I captured this image of the Orion constellation and many emission nebula setting over the city of Boston and the Charles River. It was taken wit...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49122405397_dc2a22ce2e_z.jpg The Double Cluster by Nico Carver , on Flickr I have been experimenting with capturing broadband data using a DSLR and narrowband data with a cooled mono camera at the same time on the same field. I then register all the photos to a s...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48982894162_c1d750d4bc_c.jpg Sh2-119; NGC7000; IC5067; IC5070 by Nico Carver , on Flickr Returning to a few hours of data from 2017 and adding 10 new hours in 2019 to make this 2-panel mosaic of nebulae in Cygnus. Presented in SHO mapped colors. Cheers, Nico ( Ne...

The Pleiades and the Hyades

The Pleiades and the Hyades
Photo Credit: Nico Carver, nebulaphotos.com

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4879/45155791715_0a7054e130_z.jpg An 8-panel mosaic in Cygnus featuring a variety of neat stars and deep sky objects including: DWB 111; LBN 325; LBN 331; SNR G 82.2+5.3; NGC 6866; NGC 6884; PN PM1-320; B 345; 30 Cygni; 31 Cygni; 32 Cygni; Tabby's Star (KIC 8462852); ...

Objects: IC4592 and IC4601 Image Credit: Nico Carver Description: IC4592 aka the Blue Horsehead Nebula is a brilliant and large reflection Nebula in Scorpius. It is a cloud of interstellar dust lit by the septuple star system we call Jabbah (or Nu Scorpii) that makes up the eye of the Horsehead. I c...

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4712/26502730838_5801f53f9f.jpg sh2-240 / Simeis 147 / Spaghetti Nebula by Nico Carver , on Flickr Large supernova remnant between Taurus and Auriga. Captured with my Canon 200mm lens from my light polluted backyard. Made possible with narrowband filters and a sensiti...

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4342/36178544154_0911525082.jpg The Flying Bat and Squid Nebulae (Sh2-129 and OU4) by Nico Carver , on Flickr Copyright: Nico Carver Captured on my road trip to dark sky sites (and to see the eclipse!). Processing in PixInsight and Photoshop using J-P Metsavainio's to...

North America and Pelican Nebulae in Mapped Color Copyright: Nico Carver https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4255/34765444493_96a8022241.jpg North America and Pelican Nebulae in Mapped Color (Narrowband Filters) by Nico Carver , on Flickr These are two of the brightest DSOs in Cygnus. A great constellati...