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![Revisiting M13 in Hercules](https://boldly-going.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/M13-768x545.png)
Revisiting M13 in Hercules
M13 is one of the most photogenic and popular globular clusters, and it’s pretty easy to see with nothing more than a pair of binoculars if you know where to look! But it’s even prettier with a long exposure – this is about 3 hours of exposure time. Blow it up to full size, and…
![Horsehead and Flame Nebulas](https://boldly-going.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/HorseFlameColor-768x574.png)
The Horsehead and the Flame
I trained my telescope at this pair of nebulas in Orion for a total of 10 hours. On the right is the iconic Horsehead nebula – actually a dark cloud of gas in front of the illuminated nebula behind it. To the left is the Flame Nebula. In between, in the upper-left, is the bright…
![The Nebula with No Name](https://boldly-going.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/NGC1491-Natural-768x636.png)
The Nebula with No Name
This dim nebula in the constellation Perseus has no name, apart from its catalog numbers NGC 1491 and LBN 704. I think it deserves one. It reminds me of the Bubble nebula – if you look closely, you’ll see a “bubble” at center being created from the stellar wind of the hot star that is…
![The galaxy NGC2841, 46 million light-years away.](https://boldly-going.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/NGC2841-proc2-768x954.png)
The galaxy NGC2841, 46 million light-years away.
This is a somewhat obscure target; at 46 million light-years distant, it’s hard to capture much detail on it from Earth. But that’s what makes it interesting and challenging! Located within the constellation Ursa Major, this is a flocculent spiral galaxy notable for its massive central core. Look around in the background, and you’ll find…
![The Moon is Ready for its Close-Up](https://boldly-going.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Moon_205716_AS_P37_lapl4_ap1423-sharp-768x568.png)
The Moon is Ready for its Close-Up
Last night I set out to image Jupiter and Saturn, but both are pretty far away at this point, and the atmospheric conditions weren’t great. So I tried for the Moon instead. We take our nearest celestial neighbor for granted – there’s a whole world right next to us, waiting for us to explore it!…
![The Moon](https://boldly-going.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/moon-10-crop-sharp-proc-768x690.png)
The Moon
Last weekend, I hosted an astrophotography workshop on lunar photography for our local astronomy club. Tonight the skies finally cleared, and I got to apply what was learned! Here’s our lunar neighbor, in hi-res glory.