Wide fields
As I mentioned in New telescope first light my new scope has piggybacked camera lens, so I can try to picture some wide field starfields…
Pacman detected
In the constellation of queen Cassiopeia among Milky Way stars there is one of many H II regions called Pacman Nebula for its resemblance of the…
Elephant in red
Elephant's Trunk nebula is a part of IC1396 complex that contains both open star cluster and surrounding nebulosity. All this goods can be found in…
Autumn is coming
And northern autumn constellations as well - Cygnus is the one quite well known. I already presented a few pictures positioned in this constellation,…
Space elements providers
Supernova explosions of the star is the only source of heavier elements in the Universe. All the heavier elements (like iron, are more heavy ones)…
Rosette stars - blue is hot
Not so long time ago Saint Valentine's Rosette appeared in my blog. A few days later I pictured a little bit of RGB light to this frame, so it is now…
Saint Valentine's Rosette - update
NGC2244 is formal code of the star open cluster placed about 5000 light years away in the constellation Monoceros (Unicorn). The stars in this…
Elusive Orion
Winter is slowly fading away (hopefully) and during this time Orion has been shining at the sky with its gems. Among the bright Orion's stars there…
Hydrogen Horse Head
Orion is one of well known gems of the winter sky (in northern hemisphere). Great Orion Nebula is probably the most popular object there, but also…
Quick Orion test
Just to present quick five minutes test picture of Orion Nebula M42. It is one of the brightest nebulae in the sky and is placed about 1340 light…
Bubble hydrogen attack
Not so long time ago I shot Bubble Nebula with modded Canon 450D. Total exposure was 6.5h and I was pretty happy with the outcome. But the time has…
Autumn tulips
Sharpless Sh2-101 or Cygnus Star Cloud are the alternative names for the nebula presented here today. Although it is much better known under the name…