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Better known as the Bubble Nebula, Caldwell 11 is a colourful region of gas and dust that stretches 7 light-years across in the constellation Cassiopeia (The Queen). Guides to the night skyDeep Sky Object: C11 (Bubble Nebula)Constellation: Cassiopeia (The Queen)

The Horsehead Nebula (also known as Barnard 33 or B33) is a small dark nebula in the constellation Orion ~ the nebula is located just to the south of Alnitak, the easternmost star of Orion’s Belt. Guides to the night skyDeep Sky … Continue reading →

The Wild Duck Cluster (also known as Messier 11, or NGC 6705) is an open cluster of stars in the constellation Scutum (The Shield). Guides to the night skyDeep Sky Object: M11 (Wild Duck Cluster)Constellation: Scutum (The Shield)

Comets are icy frozen remnants of the Solar System’s formation that orbit our Sun ~ all comets are made of dust, rock, and ice, and can range in size from a few miles to tens of miles wide, and the … Continue reading →

By iphone to capture the planetary conjunctions of Jupiter and Venus.

IC 405 is a rippling cloud of gas emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Auriga. Guides to the night skyDeep Sky Object: IC 405 (Flaming Star Nebula)Constellation: Auriga (The Charioteer)

The Earthshine of the Moon appeared the twilight sky meanwhile the close conjunction of Venus and Saturn ~ all aligned.

This image was taken under rather difficult skies (Bortle 7) and bright moon.

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 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)