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 […]
M8 – Lagoon nebula
Messier 8 a.k.a Lagoon nebula is an emblematic object of the famous Messier catalog. It is located in the Sagittarius constellation towards the center of Milky Way. M8 is actually a star forming region but a wide field of interstellar gas and dust surrounds it. As the newly born stars’ strong stellar wind blows a […]
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 […]
Veil nebula NGC 6992
The NGC 6992 Veil nebula complex is a remnant of a giant supernova explosion. Supernova explosion is the cataclysmic end of giant stars. In this event, as fusion stops in the core of the star, the well balanced equilibrium between gravity and core fusion breaks so outer layer of stars fall on to the core […]