It was great to be invited back to participate in another Virtual Star Party. With COVID-19 making in person gatherings impossible it was nice to share a love of the sky with people via the internet.
This is the Lion nebula (Sh2-132) or rather the “head” of the lion. The full nebula is too large to fit into the field of view on this instrument. This […]
There’s a lot going on in this section of the galaxy: reflection nebula, dust, hydrogen alpha emission although the NGC 7219 designation refers just to the reflection nebula. That reflection […]
Barnard 352 is a dark nebula in Cygnus but that means there’s also lots of hydrogen around for that red background. Barnard 353 is that smaller dark patch just above […]
The Wizard Nebula (NGC 7380) is another one of those nebulae where I can’t figure out how it got its name. I don’t see anything remotely wizard like about it. […]
The Iris Nebula is a reflection nebula surrounded by dust making for one of the more unique nebulae in the night sky. At a distance of about 1,300 light years, […]
The Tulip Neulba (Sh2-101) is an emission nebula in Cygnus, one of the many nebulae to be found in this constellation. This nebula is very strong in hydrogen alpha and […]
The Fireworks Galaxy, NGC 6949, gets its name because ten supernovae have been observed there in the last 100 years. That is a rate far in excess of what most […]
LDN 673 is one of many dark nebula in the Milky Way. It it caused by dust blocking the light creating these abstract dark patterns through the dense star fields. […]
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