Category: Dark Sky Observatory Collective

This is an observatory near Fort Davis, Texas and not far from McDonald Observatory. The sky and seeing are quite good from this location.

Valentine Rose Nebula

I’m not sure where this got its name from. It doesn’t look especially rose-like to me but “Valentine Rose Nebula” is easier to remember than Sh2-174 or LBN 598 so I’ll go with it. 🙂 This is a planetary nebula in Cepheus and is about 1,000 light years away. It is less symmetrical than most…

Read More