Clouds around Mintaka

Clouds around Mintaka

This deep-sky image, captured from Astrocat Observatory, my home observatory, during the last weeks of 2024 and the first days of January 2025, explores the region surrounding Mintaka (δ Orionis), one of the three stars forming Orion’s Belt. Mintaka is a multiple star...
Omega Centauri Globular Cluster

Omega Centauri Globular Cluster

The Omega Centauri globular star cluster, NGC 5139, is the largest and brightest globular cluster in the Milky Way galaxy. It is located about 15,000 light-years away in the constellation Centaurus and contains about 10 million stars much older than the Sun into a...
Clouds of Hydrogen and IFN around NGC 281

Clouds of Hydrogen and IFN around NGC 281

The Pacman Nebula, NGC 281, is surrounded by clouds of gas and dust that can be detected by the use of deep integrations. This work aims to show a new view of this popular target by the use of broadband band filters (LRGB) and a super narrow band Hydrogen filter (3nm...
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