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Venus & Saturn
The Earthshine of the Moon appeared the twilight sky meanwhile the close conjunction of Venus and Saturn ~ all aligned.
Comet in Cassiopeia
This image was taken under rather difficult skies (Bortle 7) and bright moon.
IC1795 (Fish Head Nebula)
The Fish Head Nebula is an area of new star formation with glowing gas and dust, in the constellation Cassiopeia. Guides to the night skyDeep Sky Object: IC 1795 (The Fish head Nebula)Constellation: Cassiopeia (The Queen)
IC 417
IC 417 is located in the constellation Auriga and is near an open cluster, Messier 38. Guides to the night skyDeep Sky Object;IC417 (The Spider & Fly Nebula)Messier 38 (Open Cluster)Constellation;Auriga (The Charioteer)
Rarity Lunar Occultation of Mars
In the early hours of Thursday 8th December 2022, the Moon moved in front of (Occulted) Mars – this rare event last occurred in 1952 and the next one to be seen from my location will not be for another 20 … Continue reading
Collinder 204
Designation of Messier 67 is a star cluster that has many of its stars spread out in space ~ if I did accurate autoguiding will be crucial to maintain crisp images of the cluster. Guides to the night skyDeep Sky … Continue reading
The Running Man Nebula
Sh2-279 comprises three NGC nebulae, NGC 1973, NGC 1975, and NGC 1977 that are divided by darker nebulous regions in the constellation Orion. Guides to the night skyDeep Sky Object:– Sh2-279 (NGC1977 – The Running Man Nebula)– NGC1973– NGC1975Constellation:– Orion (The HUnter)
Messier 45 (Seven Sisters)
Commonly called the Pleiades or Seven Sisters, M45 is known as an open star cluster located in the constellation of Taurus (The Bull). Guides to the night skyDeep Sky Object: M45 (Pleiades /Seven Sisters)Constellation: Taurus (The Bull)
IC 444
IC 444 is a small reflection nebula directly next to the much better known “Jellyfish Nebula” in the Gemini constellation. Guides to the night skyDeep Sky Object:– IC444– IC443 (Jellyfish Nebula)Constellation:– Gemini (The Twin)
Light available but at a short time!
During the height of winter in Reykjavik, sunrise is around 11:30am and the sunset is around 3:30pm, I was at lunchtime to watch the sun at the south meridian at 1pm in low horizon in Iceland.