A dusty Orion Nebula

A dusty Orion Nebula

by | Feb 7, 2018 | Nebulae

Probably the most popular deep sky nebula, the Orion Nebula (M42), is a wide HII region where hundreds of new stars are born. This stars nursery is located around 1300 light years from Earth and it’s estimated to be around 24 light years across. Together with...
M78 nebula and Barnard’s Loop

M78 nebula and Barnard’s Loop

by | Jan 25, 2018 | Nebulae

The M78 Nebula or NGC2068 is a reflection nebula that can be found in the Orion constellation. In this image we can see part of the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. Emission, reflection and dark nebulae are present in this wide field. The Orion Cloud lays around 1,500...
The Rosette Nebula, NGC 2237

The Rosette Nebula, NGC 2237

by | Jan 20, 2018 | Nebulae

The Rosette Nebula, catalogued as Caldwell 49, is a large emission nebula located in the Monoceros constellation. We find several single nebulas within the Rosette with rich star forming regions such as NGC2237, NGC2238, NGC2239 and NGC2246. We also find, in its...
The Pleiades, M45

The Pleiades, M45

by | Nov 7, 2017 | Star Clusters

The Seven Sisters, or The Pleiades, is one of those celestial objects that most people can recognize in the autumn and winter northern night sky. Easily distinguishable at naked eye in the Taurus constellation, this star cluster shows its Seven Sisters only when being...
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