by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Jul 6, 2025
Westerlund 2 Constellation: Carina Westerlund 2 is a compact young star cluster in the constellation Carina. Its age is estimated around one or two million years. It contains some of the hottest, brightest, and most massive stars known. The cluster is located inside...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Jun 26, 2025
Messier 17 Constellation: Sagittarius Messier 17 (NGC 6618), also known as the Omega nebula, is an H II region in the constellation of Sagittarius. It is considered one of the brightest and most massive star-forming regions of our galaxy. Messier 17 is located...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Jun 18, 2025
WR 71 Constellation: Triangulum Australe WR 71 (HD 143414) is a Wolf-Rayet star in the constellation of Triangulum Australe. North of WR 71, we can also see 5 galaxies (left to right: 2MASX J16043918-6227118, 2MASX J16043088-6234197, 2MASX J16042704-6229477, Unkown to...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Jun 2, 2025
Sh2-54 Constellation: Serpens Sh2-54 (a.k.a [KC97c] G018.7+02.0) is an extended nebula (H-II region) in the constelation of Serpense. At the bottom of the image one can see the open cluster NGC 6604, which is located at a distance of 4’580 Ly of the sun. Link to...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | May 9, 2025
Sh2-71 Constellation: Aquila Sh2-71 is a complex planetary nebula in the constellation of Aquila. It is about 3’260 Ly away. The unusual elongated appearance of this planetary nebula was probably caused by a triple star system that has later broken apart. The...
