Milky Way over Prades

Milky Way over Prades

by | Jul 29, 2024 | Landscape Astrophotography

It’s summer time in the northern hemisphere. Time to enjoy the Milky Way arch from a dark sky. In the small village of Prades some 200km south of Barcelona we find a protected dark sky area, the “Muntanyes de Prades i Serra de Montsant” Starlight Tourist...
Connecting the double arch, 41ºN

Connecting the double arch, 41ºN

by | May 12, 2024 | General, Landscape Astrophotography

This panoramic image, composed of 12 individual images, shows the SAR (Stable Auroral Red arc) as well as the Milky Way as it was starting to rise above the horizon. The connection point is the Baltasana Communication Station, a strategic point of view with sights all...
Aurora Borealis from home, 41ºN

Aurora Borealis from home, 41ºN

by | May 11, 2024 | General, Landscape Astrophotography

What a great night. Aurora borealis visible with the naked eye from my home, in Prades, as low as 41ºN (south of Catalonia, north east of Spain). The wide field image shows the SAR (Stable Auroral Red arc) as well as a greenish aurora at the lower part of the image....
The Witch Head nebula, IC 2118

The Witch Head nebula, IC 2118

by | Apr 24, 2024 | Galactic Cirri, Nebulae

In the Eridanus constellation, and close to the Orion constellation, we find a very interesting and pretty faint reflection nebula, IC 2118. Also known as the Witch Head nebula, IC 2118 is believed to be made of gas, and dust and is about 50 light-years across....
A deep Andromeda galaxy

A deep Andromeda galaxy

by | Apr 8, 2024 | Galactic Cirri, Galaxies

The Andromeda galaxy, also catalogued as M31, is maybe the furthest object that can be seen by the naked eye, with the exception of M33 under pristine skies and exceptional eyes. This spiral galaxy lays around 2.5 million light years away from us. Because of its size...
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