The Whirlpool Galaxy
Located 31 million light-years from Earth, the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) is gravitationally connected to another, smaller galaxy, leading to a
Located 31 million light-years from Earth, the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) is gravitationally connected to another, smaller galaxy, leading to a
A pair of star clusters around 7500 light-years from Earth, but only a few hundred from each other. I’ve been
The Jellyfish Nebula is the remains of a high-mass star that exploded as a supernova sometime between 3000 and 30,000
The Pleiades (M45) is a cluster of hot, young stars 444 light-years from Earth. The stars are passing through a
Image processing is key to successful astrophotography. Just as you need the right tools for taking pictures, such as a
Over my years dabbling in astrophotography I’ve formed a few opinions that are a little outside mainstream thinking. To my
The Cave Nebula (Sh2-155) lies 2400 light-years from Earth. Radiation from hot stars is compressing the gas, triggering waves of
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Officially known as Sh2-132, The Lion Nebula is around 10,000 light-years from Earth. Energetic stars are bombarding the surrounding gas