This comet will reach its brightest point a couple of weeks from now, but the skies were clear this morning so I figured I should go for it while I can! The tail’s not as pronounced as I hoped, and processing is a bit sloppy in a couple of spots. But hey, it’s a comet. Pretty.
This pair of dark nebulas can be found in the constellation Cepheus. They are structures of dust, and in their densest parts you can see the glow of newly forming stars punching through it! There are even some red Herbig-Haro objects in LDN1228 on the left, which are jets shooting out of newly forming solar…
A lot of things have to come together for a good image of the planets. The air needs to be as still as possible, the planet you’re imaging needs to be as directly overhead as possible, and the planet itself should be as close to the Earth as possible. And then, all your equipment has…
About 45-50 million light-years away, the Splinter Galaxy (AKA Knife Edge Galaxy or NGC 5907) caught my attention because it has a complex stream of stars surrounding it, resulting from a dwarf galaxy spiraling into it. That stream is very faint and wasn’t even known until 1998, but I managed to capture some of it…
The Cocoon Nebula in Cygnus is a compact cloud of Hydrogen, lit up by the bright star in its center. Dust lanes can also be seen across it, obscuring the ionized Hydrogen gas behind them. This object is best imaged during the heart of Summer, which means really challenging conditions here in Florida. High humidity,…
The main galaxies in this image go by the unassuming names of NGC5033 and NGC5005 (5033 is the larger spiral galaxy.) They’re within a constellation named Canes Venatici, or “the hunting dogs.” Look closely, and you’ll spot a few other galaxies – some large but more distant, and some that are just really small and…
Johan Bode discovered both Bode’s Galaxy (M81, on the left) and the Cigar Galaxy (M82, on the right.) Look closely and you’ll see many other, more distant galaxies in the background as well.