Comet’s 2022 E3 long tail

Comet’s 2022 E3 long tail

by | Feb 3, 2023 | Nebulae, Solar System, Widefield

Last Monday morning Jan.30 I had the chance to spend the whole night under the dark sky of Montsant, a Starlight region close to home. I took a series of images before and after the Moon set. The resulting work shows how long the Comet’s 2022 E3 ZTF tail is and how...
Retrograde Mars in Taurus

Retrograde Mars in Taurus

by | Jan 9, 2023 | Nebulae, Solar System

Mars entered its retrograde motion last 30th of October 2022 and will end it on the 12th of January. These weeks it has been crossing the Taurus constellation, showing the so-called retrograde motion, an apparent erratic movement that can be seen about every 26...
The Sagittarius Triplet

The Sagittarius Triplet

by | Nov 6, 2022 | Nebulae

Close to the Galactic Center of our Milky Way we can find an interesting trio of nebulae. Well known since the 17th century these nebulae are one of the most popular deep sky targets. Located some 4,100 light-years away from planet Earth, this trio is composed of the...
Emission Nebula in Cepheus, IC1396

Emission Nebula in Cepheus, IC1396

by | Oct 10, 2022 | Nebulae

Spanning over 3 degrees in the Cepheus constellation (6 full moons), we find an active concentration of gas and dust. The main structure in this complex is known as the Elephant’s Trunk Nebula, IC 1396, an amazing 20 light-years long emission nebulae, located in...
The Dragons of Ara, NGC 6188

The Dragons of Ara, NGC 6188

by | Sep 19, 2022 | Nebulae

The Dragons of Ara, NGC 6188, are part of a large molecular cloud that can be found in the southern constellation of Ara. This emission nebulae, located some 4,000 light years away from us, resembles the shape of several dragons made of pillars of gas and dust.   Not...
North America & Pelican Nebulae

North America & Pelican Nebulae

by | Aug 8, 2022 | Nebulae

The North America nebula, NGC7000, is a large HII region located in the Cygnus constellation some 2,590 light-years away from Earth. Several dust lanes obscure this rich emission region that spans for several full moons across the field of view.   Next to NGC7000 we...
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