M1 Crab nebula - born in 1054
M1 Crab nebula - first item in the Charles Messier catalogue. Messier was a comet hunter who created catalogue of fuzzy objects in the sky, so they…
Serious (black and white) astronomy - SN2014bv
Once I started to be interested in astronomy I believed deep sky tiny galaxies black and white pictures are 'seriuos' ones. I still believe this :)…
Supernova SN2014bc in M106 galaxy
Today no bells and whistles, but hardly identified supernova in quite popular galaxy M106. The galaxy itself has been pictured by me some time ago (…
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)…
SN2014J Supernova in M82 Cigar galaxy
Supernova is a stellar explosion that is extremely luminous and cause burst of radiation that often is more energetic that entire galaxy. It then…