Messier 35 and NGC2158 open clusters
Messier 35 is a well-known open cluster in the Gemini constellation – a great visual observation target for binoculars and for telescopes of…
Messier 106 and Zwicky 5032 galaxy cluster
Most of the astronomy amateurs are probably familiar with the Messier 106 galaxy. This object has no fancy nickname, but M106 is large and rich in…
IC2177 Seagull Nebula
IC2177 Seagull Nebula is lurking in the southern outskirts of the constellation of Monoceros, close to the border with the Canis Major constellation.…
IC 2574 Coddington's Nebula galaxy
IC2574 is quite a faint object, so it was never a part of the New General Catalogue. It is a dwarf galaxy discovered by Edwin Foster Coddington in…
Abell 779 galaxy cluster in Lynx
Abell 779 galaxy cluster is not a well-known target, because galaxy clusters are not a well-known targets for astronomy amateurs anyway.…
Autumn Cepheus and Cygnus nebulae
The transition from summer to autumn in the northern hemisphere creates a convenient opportunity for observation of the Milky Way. It shines high in…
Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was a bit of an unexpected guest in the solar system. It was discovered at the beginning of 2023 when its…
NGC6946 Fireworks Galaxy
I have already approached the NGC6946 Fireworks Galaxy, but only once – twelve years ago. I used a Canon 20D camera then, and a popular 150mm…
Gamma Cygni nebula - Cygnus heart
Cygnus constellation is located in the Milky Way band – actually, it is located in the most prominent Milky Way part visible from the northern…
TS-Optics PhotoLine 130 a few images
TS-Optics PhotoLine 130mm triplet is back. I used to have this telescope a few years ago and made quite a lot of pictures and observations using it.…
A few days with a Daystar Quark
What is the Daystar Quark? Functionally it is a very narrowband filter that passes only a tiny amount of color around the hydrogen alpha emission…
Northern lights (aurora borealis)
Northern lights are the result of disturbances in the Earth’s magnetosphere caused by the solar wind. The solar wind consists of charged…