NGC 1788 and the Cosmic Bat

NGC 1788 and the Cosmic Bat

by | Jan 5, 2022 | Galactic Cirri, Nebulae

The Orion constellation is full of amazing nebulae such as the Great Orion Nebula (M42), the Horsehead Nebula and IC434, or the M78 nebula (see this recent wide field image of this area https://astrocat.info/orion-nebulae-and-barnards-loop/ ). Hidden in the outskirts...
The Pleiades star cluster

The Pleiades star cluster

by | Nov 23, 2021 | Galactic Cirri, Star Clusters

The Seven Sisters, or The Pleiades (Messier 45), 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...
The Pleiades wide field

The Pleiades wide field

by | Nov 7, 2021 | Galactic Cirri, Star Clusters, Widefield

The Pleiades open cluster, also known as M45, are slowly destroying part of a huge cloud of gas and dust. This young cloud of gas is thought to be the part of Gpuld’s belt. An active star forming region close to our Solar System. Not being part of the open...
Clouds of Andromeda

Clouds of Andromeda

by | Oct 22, 2021 | Galactic Cirri, Galaxies, Widefield

A deep integration time on a wide field image of Andromeda Galaxy (M31), using an Ha filter, shows an amazing view that has been recently called the Clouds of Andromeda. A faint structure of Galactic Cirrus, part of our Milky Way. The image covers a diagonal that...
NGC 6744 spiral galaxy surrounded by IFN

NGC 6744 spiral galaxy surrounded by IFN

by | Oct 2, 2021 | Galactic Cirri, Galaxies

The spiral galaxy NGC6744 lies some 30 million light-years away from our home galaxy, the Milky Way. This amazing structure can be found in the southern Pavo constellation appearing as a faint and diffuse object. The galaxy is nearly 175,000 light-years across, larger...
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