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![M92](https://boldly-going.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/M92-768x540.png)
Globular cluster M92
Globular clusters are mysterious objects – they are dense clusters of stars, some containing hundreds of thousands of them. And they’re not within the plane of the Milky Way galaxy; they are scattered around it. How they formed is a bit of a mystery. Did they form with our galaxy, or are they the cores…
![A bunch of obscure galaxies in Virgo (NGC5364 and friends)](https://boldly-going.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/NGC5364-annotated-768x881.png)
A bunch of obscure galaxies in Virgo (NGC5364 and friends)
There’s a big cluster of galaxies within Virgo; it’s just filthy with them. People usually image a different part of it, but I found another interesting area that’s often overlooked. The grand-design spiral at the bottom is NGC5364; it’s about 55 million light-years away. The annotated image identifies its buddies.
![Centaurus A! A weird and challenging galaxy…](https://boldly-going.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/CentaurusA-CC-Proc-768x500.png)
Centaurus A! A weird and challenging galaxy…
Our new home has clear views of the sky down to about 15 degrees from the horizon; which means some objects that are normally considered only visible from the Southern hemisphere just peek above our trees for a few hours. One such object is the galaxy Centaurus A; it’s an odd galaxy that looks like…
![The Eagle Nebula](https://boldly-going.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/EagleNaturalProcAutoColor-768x1020.png)
The Eagle Nebula
A wider shot of the Eagle Nebula, with the famous “pillars of creation” in its center.
![Baby Nebula (Soul Nebula) - Portion](https://boldly-going.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Soul_Natural_ProcStars-1-768x1019.png)
The Baby’s Bottom
This is a small part of a larger nebula called the “Baby Nebula” (also known as the Soul Nebula) in the constellation Cassiopeia. If you see a baby in the larger nebula this is part of, this image would be of the baby’s bottom 🙂 There is a ton of star formation going on in…
![M81 and M82](https://boldly-going.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/BodesAgain-768x442.png)
Bode’s Galaxies (Again)
Seems I revisit this pair of galaxies, 12 million light-years distant, every year. Although they are close and bright as galaxies go, they are challenging targets for imaging – especially if you are trying to pull out the faint jets spewing out of the Cigar Galaxy on the right. This image represents over 25 hours…