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NGC281 - The Pacman Nebula RGB56 viewsNGC 281 is an H II region in the constellation of Cassiopeia and part of the Perseus Spiral Arm. It includes or is near the open cluster IC 1590, the double star HD 5005, and several Bok globules. It is visible in amateur telescopes from dark sky locations. It is sometimes unofficially referred to as the Pacman Nebula owing to its fancied resemblance to the eponymous hero of the arcade game Pac-Man.
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M13 - The Great Cluster In Hercules31 viewsThis was my first ever deep sky image taking on the 1 June 2006, Balbriggan Co.Dublin. David Grennan and Myself were testing My new 14" OTA with a 6.3 focal reducer at the time .
M13 was discovered by Edmond Halley in 1714, and catalogued by Charles Messier on June 1, 1764. M13 is about 145 light-years in diameter, and it is composed of several hundred thousand stars, the brightest of which is the variable star V11 with an apparent magnitude of 11.95. M13 is 25,100 light-years away from Earth.
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Cygnus Milkyway Arm62 viewsPresented here is a widefield view of the northern constellation Cygnus, known since the time of the ancients as the 'Swan'. This is a fabulous visual part of our northern hemisphere's milkyway, in which we are looking inward towards the cygnus spiral arm which hosts many deep sky treasures including the North America and Pelican nebulae, Messier cluster's M29 & 39, and the great 'Cygnus Rift', which is composed of a huge mass of galactic dust. This is best seen on clear summer nights.
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Double Cluster in Perseus32 views8th September 2006, Balbriggan Co.Dublin. This image was used on the Sky At Night TV show it was a proud moment for me Consedering it was one of my first images.The Double Cluster is the common name for the naked-eye open clusters NGC 884 and NGC 869, which are close together in the constellation Perseus. NGC 884 and NGC 869 are at distances of 7600 and 6800 light-years away, respectively, so they are close to one another in space as well.They are relatively young clusters, with NGC 869 5.6 million years
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The Bubble Nebula & M52125 views
*NGC 7635*, also called the *Bubble Nebula* is a H II region emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia It lies close to the direction of the open cluster Messier 52 The "bubble" is created by the stellar wind from a massive hot, 8.7^ magnitude young central star the 15 ± 5 M
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The Elephant Trunk Nebula High Resolution49 viewsThe Elephant's Trunk nebula is a concentration of interstellar gas and dust in the star cluster IC 1396 and ionized gas region located in the constellation Cepheus about 2,400 light years away from Earth[1]. The piece of the nebula shown here is the dark, dense globule IC 1396A; it is commonly called the Elephant Trunk nebula because of its appearance at visible wavelengths, where it is a dark patch with a bright, sinuous rim.
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Melotte15 Inside The Heart Nebula61 viewsThe Heart Nebula, IC 1805, lies some 7500 light years away from Earth and is located in the Perseus arm of the Galaxy in the constellation Cassiopeia. This is an emission nebula showing glowing gas and darker dust lanes. The nebula is formed by plasma of ionized hydrogen and free electrons.
The nebula's intense red output and its configuration are driven by the radiation emanating from a small group of stars near the nebula's center. This open cluster of stars known as Melotte 15 contains a few bright star
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Subtle Lagoon38 viewsThis is the 'Lagoon' nebula in Sagittarius which can be seen from Ireland mainly on summer evenings as a bright nebulous patch of light just above the 'teapot' and the large sagittarius starcloud, named as M8 by Charles Messier. At 4,000 to 6,000 light years away, it is seen as a bright 6th magnitude glow a degree across, containg newly born stars, and the fabulous starcluster NGC 6530.
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IC 1396 The Elephant Trunk Nebula in Cepheus59 viewsIC 1396 The Elephant Trunk Nebula in Cepheus HA (R+HA G,B) 240:240:120:120.
The Elephant's Trunk nebula is a concentration of interstellar gas and dust in the star cluster IC 1396 and ionized gas region located in the constellation Cepheus about 2,400 light years away from Earth
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Globular Cluster Messier 13113 viewsMessier 13 (M13/NGC6205) is a fabulous visual and photographic object visible in the Constellation of Hercules, and is visible most of the year from the northern hemisphere. It's one of the brightest globular clusters in the night sky at magnitude 5.8, and comprises of an estimate of 1 million stars at a distance of approximately 25,000 light years. Globular cluster M13 was selected in 1974 as target for one of the first radio messages addressed to possible extra-terrestrial intelligent races, and sent by he big radio telescope of the Arecibo Observatory. Nearby, about 40 arc minutes north-east of M13, is the faint (mag 11) galaxy NGC 6207
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M35 - NGC 215885 viewsMESSIER 35 IS A FINE 5.3 MAGNITUDE STAR CLUSTER IN THE WINTER MILKYWAY LOCATED IN THE CONSTELLATION GEMINI AT APPROX. 2700 LIGHT YEARS DISTANT. THERE ARE SEVERAL HUNDRED STARS IN THS CLUSTER SPANNING THE SIZE OF A FULL MOON. CLOSEBY IS VISUAL NEIGHBOUR NGC2158 4 TIMES MORE DISTANT AND MUCH OLDER AT 1 BILLION YEARS OLD. A FINE SIGHT ON ANY CLEAR CRISP WINTER NIGHT.
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M45 The Pleiades Star Cluster67 viewsM45 The Pleiades Star Cluster 23rd February 2009 LRGB- 60 -10-10-10 Mins.In astronomy, the Pleiades, or seven sisters, (Messier object 45) are an open star cluster in the constellation of Taurus. It is among the nearest star clusters to Earth and is the cluster most obvious to the naked eye in the night sky. Pleiades has several meanings in different cultures and traditions.
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