Some Nebula
Ok, NGC 5367 is not a popular target – it doesn’t even have an English word name. But don’t worry, you can read up on it in detail on its Wikiepedia page (oh wait,...
Tagged: Nebula
Carcharoth
In the constellation Scorpio a great, dark wolf lies in wait amongst the glowing crimson nebula, patiently watching as the stars drift like snow in the never ending night. Sandqvist 17, the Dark Wolf...
The Drowning Star
The star HD147889 in the center of image sinks silently in the tempest that is the large nebula complex in the Rho Ophiuchius / Antares area. The dark currents swirl around the stars, their...
The Blue Horsehead
In the constellation of Scorpius lies the Blue Horsehead nebula. This ghostly apparition is a reflection nebula that is illuminated by the blue light of the star Jabbah (Nu Scorpii). Can’t believe this is...
The Tarantula’s Web
Nestled in its lair in the Large Magellanic Clouds, the massive Tarantula Nebula spreads out its faint webs to catch some stella pray. Been a while since my last effort through a telescope, warming...
The Burning Flower
With a bit of imagination, this image of the center of the Carina nebula appears like a flower surrounded in a turbulent sea of flame. Even brighter than the Orion Nebula, the Carina nebula...
Orion and his Horse
A small mosaic (two panels) showing some horse looking thing and another bright blue nebula that no one can recognise…/humour I was planning to do a large mosaic of the entire Orion constellation region...
The Ghost of Rigel
Around the blue supergiant star Rigel, a ghostly appartion circles, its pale translucent form drifting through Orion, forever searching. IC2118 (aka Witch Head Nebula) is quite a faint reflection nebula in the Orion...
Carina of Mt Tollbrunup
As the sun was setting over the Stirling Ranges the entire sky was covered in cloud, but the forecast showed that the night sky was going to clear up at around 8pm. So I...
The Blue Horsehead Nebula
Here is a quick capture of IC4592 – the Blue Horsehead nebula. The pale blue light of Nu Scorpii illuminates the surrounding reflection nebula, creating an almost ghostly apparition of a horse staring out...
