V2 Details Distance: 5219 light-years away Constellation: Monoceros Telescope, Camera: AGO 10″ in Paramount MyT with QSI-8 Processing: Pixinight, Photoshop Rosette Nebula is an active star-forming region. A giant molecular cloud in our galaxy is the birthplace of stars seen in the middle of the picture. The energetic radiation from the newly born stars is […]
Pleiades, M45, Seven Sisters, Kṛttikā (Sanskrit) are the names of this magnificent and largest open cluster visible in the night sky. It does so in the night sky as it is the nearest to us(~400 light years). The cluster contains almost 1000 stars consisting of many “blue” stars. Normally, through small-medium telescopes, it is not […]
This image of M42, the Great Orion Nebula was taken from Death Valley (Amargosa Opera House, Death Valley Junction.) Also seen is the bluish Running Man nebula. Camera: Canon T2i modified Telescope: Astro-tech AT111 Mount: Atlas EQ-G guided with Orion Starshoot Autoguider Exposure: 10×300 sec @ 1600 ISO Processing: Deep Sky Stacker, Pixinsight Are […]
About the Crescent Nebula Popular Name Crescent Nebula Catalogue Name NGC 6888 Constellation Cygnus Distance (Light Years) 5000 Also Seen Background nebulosity of the Sadr (Gamma Cygni) region. Additional Information Crescent Nebula is an emission nebula. It is formed by a Wolf-Rayet star WR136 (HD192163) and its stellar winds of different speeds when it […]
About the Witches Head Nebula Popular Name Witch Head Nebula Catalogue Name IC 2118 Constellation Orion Distance (Light Years) 1000 Additional Information The Witch Head Nebula is a supernova remnant cloud in the constellation of Orion. It, by coincidence, has the unmistakable look of a witch’s head. The nebula glows blueish because it reflects […]
About the Cocoon Nebula Popular NameCocoon NebulaCatalogue NameIC 5146Also SeenDark Nebula Bernard 168ConstellationCygnusAdditional InformationThe core cocoon nebula is a reflection nebula. The hot young stars in the region are responsible for making the surrounding gas cloud glow in colors.The dark dusty nebula (B168) looks like a tail coming out of the cocoon nebula. The dark region […]
This is our second attempt of Dumbbell Nebula in Vulpecula constellation near Cygnus the swan. Planetary nebules are formed when a star in its dying stage expands. The expanded star has cooler outer layers. These outer layers are puffed away into space which leaves the core white dwarf star. Fate of our sun is going […]
This is our first image of Helix Nebula. The image is taken at a nearby semi-dark site at Rancho Canada Del Oro on September 15, 2012.. Helix Nebula or NGC7293 is the closest planetary nebula in Aquarius. The dying central star is also visible in the image. Fate of our sun is going to be similar […]
About Rho Ophiuchi region Popular Name Star field near Antares Catalogue Name NA Constellation Scorpius, Ophiuchus Distance (Light Years) 460 Light Years Photographic Information Exposure 5×240 second (Total exposure 20 minutes) @ 800 ISO Equipment Canon 60d, 80mm EF lens, Atlas EQ-G Processing Deep Sky Stacker, Pixinsight Imaging Location Likely, CA It is available in […]
