The Butterfly Nebula
Overview 4000 light-years from Earth lies the Butterfly Nebula (IC1318), part of the much larger Sadr Region in central Cygnus.
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Intro An ASIAIR controller makes it fairly easy to frame the astronomical target you want to image. It contains a
Hercules Globular Cluster (M13)
Overview A collection of 100,000 stars, packed together 100 times more densely than the stars in our Sun’s stellar neighbourhood.
The Pinwheel Galaxy
Overview The Pinwheel Galaxy, also known as M101, is a spiral galaxy that we’re seeing face-on. It’s 21 million light-years
The Bode and Cigar galaxies (M81 & M82)
Overview A pair of galaxies almost 12 million light-years from Earth. Bode (right) is a spiral, and its gravity is
NGC 7822
Overview An emission nebula around 3000 light-years from Earth, NGC 7822 is the birthplace of new stars. Their strong stellar
PixInsight guide: Pre-processing
Pre-processing is a vital step on the journey to producing an astrophoto worthy of printing and hanging on your wall.
The Orion Nebula
Overview The Orion Nebula, also known as M42, is a a star factory. Located 1400 light-years from Earth, it’s the
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)
Overview Nicknamed “the green comet”, its closest approach to Earth was on 1 February 2023 (two nights after this image
The Soul Nebula
Overview A star-forming nebula spanning 100 light-years. The star cluster within the nebula is officially known as IC 1848. Background This