The Cygnus Loop
The remains of a star that exploded as a supernova approximately 15,000 years ago. This was a tough image to
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The Pelican Nebula
A hydrogen-rich region of space in which light from young stars is warming the surrounding gas, leading to dense filaments
The Rosette Nebula
The centre of the Rosette is the birthplace a star cluster now just a few million years old, whose strong
Star Trails
The Earth’s rotation makes the Sun appear to move across the sky during the day, and the same happens to
Markarian’s Chain
A string of bright galaxies around 50 million light-years from Earth that share common motion through space. The brightest two
Asteroid Vesta
Vesta is an asteroid measuring approximately 525km across. It’s located within the asteroid belt, which is between the orbits of
M3
M3 is a globular cluster containing 500,000 stars. It formed around 11.4 billion years ago, making it more than twice
Nova Cas 2021
Discovered two days before this photo was taken, this nova is white dwarf star 5500 light-years from Earth that, due
The Pacman Nebula
An emission nebula that contains Bok globules, which are dark areas of gas and dust where stars form. The Pacman
The Moon
Our neighbour in space, the Moon’s craters and “seas” (dried lava plains) show up well when using a telescope. I