C/2021 A1 Leonard comet, telescopic view

C/2021 A1 Leonard comet, telescopic view

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...
The Pleiades wide field

The Pleiades wide field

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

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...
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