Ghost Nebula (LRGB)
October seems to be the month for ghostly nebula. This time it’s a dust blob in the vague shape of a ghost with a little mini ghost up above. It’s […]
Iris Nebula (LRGB)
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, […]
LDN 673 (LRGB)
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. […]
A Portion of IC 1318
IC 1318 has a couple of other names. It’s also known as the Sadr Region and the Gamma Cygni Nebula. Sadr and Gamma Cygni are both names for the bright […]
M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy
M51 is also known as the Whirlpool Galaxy because of the look of the spiral shape when viewed through a telescope. It’s a fairly small target for my modest telescope […]
M13
It’s been almost a month since we had a night that promised to be clear all night through. The last week or so we’ve had weather that taunted us with […]
Markarian’s Chain & M87
The universe is vast. It’s hard to comprehend just how big it is. For me, this image helps make that visceral. Without any effort, more than a dozen galaxies are […]
