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The constellation of Orion is home to one of the most active regions of nearby stellar formation visible in the night sky and is known collectively as The Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. The complex contains many large bright nebulae, with the most famous being M42 (The Orion nebula), which must...

Cosmic dust in Cassiopeia blocks out the background starlight to create an area of dark nebulosity. The main feature in this image is LDN1295, also known as The Giraffe Nebula and Brontosaurus Nebula. The full res image can be found here: https://astrob.in/dqmkmb/0/ Thanks for looking.

Sh2-114, also known as ‘The flying Dragon Nebula’ is a complex and unusual HII emission region in the constellation of Cygnus. Its complex, wispy structure is likely the result of winds from hot, massive stars interacting with the magnetic fields in the interstellar medium, but very little is...

This is my first and probably only attempt at imaging this comet through my usual astro gear (Esprit 100 + ASI2600MC). A 2-panel mosaic comprised of 30x30s exposures for each, taken on 25 October 2024. The orange star in the centre towards the bottom is Sigma Ophiuchi. I was quite pleased that I...

Hi all, I have recently been re-processing my M42 data which includes the running Man (SH2-279). Now, when thinking of the Running Man I have always thought that this refers to the reddish figure within the the blue nebulosity to the left (in this image) of M42, and the annotation places SH2-279...

This is hot! This is a HOO image taken of WR134 in Cygnus. WR 134 is a variable Wolf-Rayet star located about 6,000 light-years away in the constellation of Cygnus, and is surrounded by a faint bubble nebula blown by the intense radiation and solar wind from the star. In the image WR134 is the...

This is a reworking of an image I originally took back in Oct 2022 of the Crescent Nebula (NGC6888). This time I have added a second panel to include the Soap Bubble nebula (PN G75.5+14.7). Shot in HOO with RGB stars. The Soap Bubble is extremely faint, and needed a lot of OIII data (over...

Been so impressed with the images coming out of the Seestar that I have gone ahead and got my own. What a little gem this is. Yes, of course it will have its limitations, but the image results you are able to get with so short integration times is just amazing. This is M20 (the Trifid Nebula)...

This is a 4 panel mosaic of the Cygnus Loop region in the constellation of Cygnus. Imaging details: - 4 - Panel Mosaic Telescope: Skywatcher Esprit 100ED Camera: ASI2600MC Pro Mount: Skywatcher EQ6R Pro Acquisition: NINA; approx. 2.5 hrs on each panel using 150s exposures Processing...

Whilst passing through Cygnus on 12th June comet C/2021 S3 Panstarrs shared an area of the night sky with NGC 6946 (The Fireworks Galaxy) and the open star cluster NGC 6939 to the upper left of the galaxy. The image has been cropped for framing purposes. For once we had a clear sky with no Moon...

We have actually had 3 clear nights in a row! This one was taken during the first night. The main galaxy in this image is M106. The small galaxy just to the right of M106 is NGC4248, and the larger edge on galaxy towards the bottom is NGC4217. I have cropped the image to highlight the star field...

Caught in the spider’s web…again This is a re-working of some data taken back in 2022 and processed using my latest workflow in Pixinsight. The image is an SHO rendition of the Spider and Fly nebulae (IC417 and NGC 1931), which are in the constellation of Auriga. I didn’t take any rgb data for...

This is Hind's Variable Nebula, (also known as NGC1555, Sh2-238 or HH 155), which is illuminated by the star T - Tauri, located in the constellation Taurus. It is 400 light years away from Earth. The interaction between the star T Tauri and the surrounding interstellar material, produces the...

Sh2-261 (Sharpless 261) also known as Lower’s Nebula, being named after the father and son amateur astronomers who discovered it in 1939. This relatively faint nebula in the constellation of Orion, is estimated to be about 3.300 light years away. The full res version is here...

So this will probably be my one and only take on Comet 12P Pons-Brooks. Its position is fairly low down towards the West in the sky, which makes capturing it quite challenging. For me it’s a race against time before it dips down below my neighbour’s roof line and having to wait long enough for...

NGC2023 (The Flame Nebula) and Barnard 33 (The Horsehead Nebula). It’s been a while since I pointed my camera to this area of the sky, and boy it never fails to impress. This was taken using my ASI2600MC (OSC) camera and Esprit 100ED scope. I wanted a wider field of view, so I made a 2-panel...

This is LBN576, a faint supernova remnant in Cassiopeia. Also known as Abell85 and CTB1, and with various popular names such as ‘Popped Balloon’, ‘Garlic Bulb’, and ‘Medulla’. This was shot over 3 months between August and November this year and represents 35hrs total exposure time split...

Here be dragons... The area of night sky occupied by the constellation of Cepheus is home to a plethora of deep sky goodness. The area around 2 of Lynd’s nebulae, namely LBN552 and LDN1228, is no exception; the shapes made by the dust clouds are said to resemble fighting dragons, which has led...

The Cosmic Question Mark in the constellation of Cepheus This image is an 8 - panel mosaic taken in RGB using an OSC camera. No filters were used. The bright patch towards the centre of the image is known as NGC 7822, which is a star forming region; hot stars in this region are illuminating...

More of the dark stuff.... This dark nebula (LDN1147) also known as the Scorpion Nebula, lies in the constellation of Cepheus. Acquisition details: Skywatcher Esprit 100ED telescope Skywatcher EQ6R Pro mount ZWO2600MC (OSC) camera Lights: 200 x 150s Acquisition software: N.I.N.A. Processing...