IC434: ZWO AM7 first light

IC434: ZWO AM7 first light

The Beehive Cluster, M44, also known as Praesepe, is one of the closest star clusters to our solar system. It’s located in the Cancer constellation some 600 light-years away from Earth. The cluster is easily visible to the naked eye under a dark sky like Prades...
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...
Lonely tree in the Kalahari desert

Lonely tree in the Kalahari desert

Namibia has been one of my favourite astronomy destinations. In the past years I was able to spend several days and weeks there. Last July 2024 (winter in Namibia) I guided a group of astrophotographers at Tivoli Astrofarm Observatory. Nights were long, and most of...
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