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...
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...
Cygnus Extreme, a 4 year wide field image

Cygnus Extreme, a 4 year wide field image

by | Aug 29, 2021 | Nebulae

Last four years I’ve been capturing images of the Cygnus constellation with different telescopes in order to obtain a high resolution widefield image of this amazing Milky Way region. High quality data, captured with the Takahashi FSQ85, is being added to a...
IC 1396: a 5 year evolution

IC 1396: a 5 year evolution

by | Aug 4, 2021 | Nebulae

Astrophotography is a series of techniques that implies many skills (DIY, hardware, software, equipment, processing knowledge…) and also lots of patience to give room to yourself to improve your images year by year. My trip into astrophotography has allowed me...
The Heart Nebula, IC1805

The Heart Nebula, IC1805

by | Jul 26, 2021 | Nebulae

In the Perseus arm of our galaxy we find two spectacular nebulae, the Heart (IC 1805) and Soul (IC1848) nebulae. Located around 7,500 light years away from us both cover a wide region of the night sky, in the Cassiopeia constellation. Several full moons could fit...
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