The Running Man nebula, Sh2-279

The Running Man nebula, Sh2-279

by | Jan 20, 2022 | Nebulae

Probably the most popular deep sky nebula, the Orion Nebula (M42), is a wide HII region where hundreds of new stars are born. This stars nursery is located around 1300 light years from Earth and it’s estimated to be around 24 light years across. Together with...
M78 and Barnard’s Loop

M78 and Barnard’s Loop

by | Jan 8, 2022 | Galactic Cirri, Nebulae

The M78 Nebula or NGC2068 is a reflection nebula that can be found in the Orion constellation. This constellation is well known to have huge HII regions with strong emissions. In this image we can see part of the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex: the Barnard’S...
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...
Orion nebulae and Barnard’s Loop

Orion nebulae and Barnard’s Loop

by | Dec 26, 2021 | Nebulae, Widefield

Orion constellation is full of amazing nebulae. It’s also  my favorite deep sky region. This December 2021 I’ve been focused on capturing images of the C/2021 A1 (Leonard) comet. This image is a spin-off image captured while waiting for the comet to rise above the...
C/2021 A1 Leonard comet, telescopic view

C/2021 A1 Leonard comet, telescopic view

by | Dec 20, 2021 | Solar System

Sunday afternoon, 19th of December of 2021 17:40h UTC, I had a clear night, zero clouds, and a great opportunity to capture a telescopic image of the C/2021 A1 (Leonard) comet from my backyard observatory (Astrocat) here in Prades (Tarragona). Comet was around 5º...
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