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...
Summer vs Winter, Pla de la Guàrdia

Summer vs Winter, Pla de la Guàrdia

by | Oct 27, 2021 | Landscape Astrophotography

Same place, different night sky. While the summer night sky offers some amazing views of the Galactic Center, the winter sky hosts some amazing nebulae such as the Orion Cloud Complex. This short comparison is composed by two images captured this 2021 from the same...
Namibian southern night sky

Namibian southern night sky

by | Oct 12, 2021 | Landscape Astrophotography

From the Orion Cloud Complex to the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds the southern night sky unveils some amazing deep sky targets such as the Eta Carinae Nebula or the large HII region called the Gum Nebula. This panoramic image shows a huge area of the southern...
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...
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