Planetary newbie (PuWe 1)
Well, not newbie as "young", but rather "recently discovered". PuWe 1 (PNG 158.9 + 17.8) is a pretty large (about 20 arc minutes diameter) planetary…
Messier number 3
M3 is a globular star cluster in constellation of Canes Venatici. It is an impressive one, only a little bit smaller than well known M13 in Hercules.…
Kite in the sky
NGC1664 Kite is a star open cluster you can find in Auriga constellation. This one is about 3700 light years away and apparently it is visible in the…
Untamed Seven Sisters
Bad weather drives me crazy. In December last year I collected RGB frames for M45 Pleiades open cluster. I already had luminance only, but conditions…
Classical way of imaging
Around last year Xmas I put here a blog entry with HaRGB picture of Soul Nebula. Here it is the same frame with only RGB channels - no additional…
Monochromatic way of imaging
Narrowband imaging is a nice way to fight light pollution. Event under suburban sky it is possible to achieve decent outcome. Here are two narrowband…
Medusa in stars
Abell 21 - that's how Medusa Nebula is named in the planetary nebulae catalog created by George O. Abell. It is quite old nebula, already pretty…
Open cluster trio (astrosclerosis)
I was a little bit busy during the night of December, 30th and I have been looking for quick 2-3h frame. The M38 cluster in Auriga and its…
C/2013 in Pegasus
Comet C/2013 PanSTARRS is currently travelling across Pegasus constellation. It is approaching to the Sun to reach perihelion in April, 2016, and it…
Hydrogen Soul
IC1848 Soul nebula in HaRGB First approach Deep Inside Soul Then whole B/W frame Many Shades of Soul Now IC1848 Soul nebula in HaRGB…
IC349 Barnard's Nebula
IC349 - Barnard's nebula It is just a small nebula that lies about 0.06 light years from Merope star (bright one in the center). It is quite a…
Many shades of Soul
There always happens a lot in the Milky Way areas of our sky. For example Soul and Ghost nebulae can be found in the constellation of Cassiopeia.…