The Rosette Nebula, sculpted by stellar winds and radiation

The Rosette Nebula, sculpted by stellar winds and radiation

by | Sep 24, 2021 | Nebulae

The Rosette Nebula, NGC 2237,  is a large and amazing HII region located in the Monoceros constellation. The nebula lays some 5.000 light years away from us and measures 130 light years in diameter spanning over 5 times the angular diameter of a full moon. In the core...
Namibia dark sky: the movie

Namibia dark sky: the movie

by | Sep 11, 2021 | Landscape Astrophotography, Other

On September 2021 I had the privilege to make an old dream came true, a trip to one of the world darkest skies, Namibia Tivoli Farm. I was there just for a few days, but in that short period of time I was able to gather several data: deep sky images (using an ASA...
Cygnus, the wide field magic line

Cygnus, the wide field magic line

by | Sep 2, 2021 | Nebulae, Widefield

The Cygnus constellation hosts some of the most amazing deep sky objects thanks to its location just on the galactic plane. It also features an asterism called the Northern Cross. This constellation can be easily detected by naked eye from suburban skies during the...
Cygnus Extreme, a 4 year wide field image

Cygnus Extreme, a 4 year wide field image

by | Aug 29, 2021 | Nebulae

Last four years I’ve been capturing images of the Cygnus constellation with different telescopes in order to obtain a high resolution widefield image of this amazing Milky Way region. High quality data, captured with the Takahashi FSQ85, is being added to a...
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