Omega Centauri is a mandatory object from southern hemisphere. An incredibly bright and huge globular cluster. Many times it is mentioned as the biggest globular cluster of Milky Way, while some evidence refer to that it is a remnant of a dwarf galaxy consumed by Milky Way. for example it’s shape is not even globular, […]
M45 – Pleiades
The M45 is a long time wanted target, and finally I managed to gather the lights on a calm warm beautiful Autumn night in the hills of Mátra at Ágasvár.The Pleiades is an open cluster near to us, which can be resolved by naked eye easily. An emblematic deep sky object on the Autumn, Winter […]
Messier 7 – Ptolemy cluster
Messier 7 a.k.a Ptolemy cluster is an open cluster in Scorpius. This bright cluster is framed by a golden shiney carpet of stars in the center of Milky Way.This composition is one of my favorites that I captured on my Namibian journey. Scope: 200/800 SkyWatcher NewtonMount: SkyWatcher NEQ6 pro upgradedGuiding: Lacerta MGen autoguiderCamera: Canon EOS […]
Hercules galaxy cluster
Time to time, I got the question, how far my telescope can see. But it is not the distance what matters, but the amount of light. So the border is the edge of the observable universe. The Hercules Galaxy cluster is about 650 million light-years away. This is a group of gravitationally tied galaxies containing […]
Messier 15 – Globular cluster in Pegasus
Messier 15 (M15) globular cluster and currents of IFN (integrated flux nebula) is pictured on this image. These two types of deep sky object are some of the most mysterious things. While globular clusters are quite common yet the oldest creatures in Universe, their origins and their role in galactic evolution are still unclear. Integrated […]