Messier 35 & NGC2158 open clusters

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 galaxy and Zwicky 5032 distant galaxy cluster

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…


Seagull emission nebula in Monoceros and Canis Major

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.…


IC2574 Coddington's Nebula galaxy and distant galaxy clusters

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

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.…


NGC6914 and vdB132

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 C2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS

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

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…


Cygnus Heart mosaic

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…


M27 Dumbbell LRGB crop

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.…


Sun Ha red

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 2024 May 10

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…