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…


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.…


NGC6823 nebula HSO crop

NGC6820 nebula and NGC6823 cluster

NGC6820 is an emission nebula in the constellation of Vulpecula. That is part of a significantly larger nebula Sharpless 2-86. According to some…


Markarian's Chain of galaxies in Virgo cluster

Markarian's Chain of galaxies

Markarian’s Chain consists of a line of several galaxies that curves north and east from M84 and M86. It extends well over 1 degree and reaches…


Lagoon and Trifid nebulae narrowband

Astrophotography holidays in Crete

Crete is a marvelous place for holidays. You will find here both crowded places to meet people, but also very remote locations, where beaches are…


Rosette nebula HSO

Rosette nebula HST palette

There is a well-defined list of the most prominent astrophotography targets, and the Rosette nebula in Monoceros has been on this list since the…


Sh2-132 Lion nebula

Sh2-132 Lion nebula

Autumn is a perfect time for collecting astrophotographic data on emission nebulae, which spread across different places in the northern sky. One of…


Barnard 171 dark nebula in Cepheus

Dark nebulae Barnard 171 and LDN673

Dark nebulae are not as popular and spectacular as emission or reflection nebulae, but still, there are many astronomy amateurs who are fascinated by…