A lesser known object, the Cometary Globule GN 16.43.7.01, nick-named Dark Tower gained some popularity, especially since ESO’s publication of an image taken with the VLT.
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Claw Galaxy
More southern skies galaxies, NGC 247 in Cetus, also known as the Claw Galaxy.
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Continue readingGrus Quartet
Back in Sep 2023 I imaged the close-ups of the Grus Quartet Galaxies, see here for NGC 7599, 7590, and 7582 and here for NGC 7552. Now with the wider field of the IAS remote telescope “Dieter” all four in one FOV. See the annotated version below for the myriads of galaxies (PGC) in the background.
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Continue readingAlmost Super Color Ful(l) Moon
Last night’s full moon at 20:03 UT, almost a super moon, i.e. a full moon at perigee, which will be on 2024-08-21 5:05 UT at a distance of 360193 km. Two days earlier, the Moon here is at declination -14.7°, a distance of 364578 km, aged 13.8 d with the canoncial full moon at 18:28 UT. Combined RGB exposures with heavily boosted colors.
Continue readingA Strange Cosmic Beast
Gathering more H-alpha while approaching full moon. Two nights of Lobster data.
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Continue readingEtosha Day 4
Another batch of images from the Etosha National Park, Namibia. See also the previous posting for day 1, day 2 and day 3, as well as the expanded series in the gallery.
Ein weiterer Schwung von Bildern aus dem Etosha National Park, Namibia. Siehe auch das vorherige Posting zu Tag 1, Tag 2 und Tag3, sowie die erweiterte Serie in der Galerie.
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Continue readingBW Nebula
Some black and white H-alpha while the moon is more and more occupying the night.
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Continue readingMystic Mountain
If you were looking for the Mystic Mountain in the previous post of the Carina Nebula, here’s an enlargement of this feature in the starless image.
Reflections in Serpens
Another cosmic composition of reflection and dark nebulae, vdB 123 and surroundings in Serpens.
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Continue readingThe Chandelier and the Cloud
One of most beautiful region in the southern skies, the Corona Australis Molecular Cloud with the NGC 6726 and IC 4812 reflection nebulae and nearby Chandelier Cluster NGC 6723. The later belongs to Sagittarius, though.
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