by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Jul 25, 2022
NGC 7380, and the Wizard nebula Constellation: Cepheus NGC 7380, is a young open cluster in Cepheus surrounded by an emssion nebula (Sh2-142) known as the Wizard nebula. Link to interactive sky chart. Dates: This image was taken during the month of July 2023. Color...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Jul 21, 2022
NGC 7635, the Bubble nebula Constellation: Cassiopeia NGC 7635, the Bubble nebula, is an emission nebula located in the constellation of Cassiopeia. It is created by the stellar wind from a massive hot young central star, approximately 1.6 million Ly from Earth. The...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Jul 15, 2022
NGC 6946, the Fireworks galaxy Constellation: Cepheus NGC 6946, the Fireworks galaxy, is a face-on intermediate spiral galaxy with a small bright nucleus located in the boundary between the constellations Cepheus and Cygnus. Its distance from Earth is about 25.2...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Jul 15, 2022
Supernova SN2022hrs Constellation: Virgo Supernova SN2022hrs was discovered on April 16, 2022 by Koichi Itagaki from Japan. It is located in NGC 4647, close to Messier 60. NGC 4647 is about 63 million Ly away. The brighter galaxy at the bottom-right is NGC 4638, and...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Jul 3, 2022
NGC 6822, Barnard’s galaxy Constellation: Sagittarius NGC 6288, Barnard’s galaxy, is a barred irregular galaxy located in the constellation of Sagittarius, approximately 1.6 million Ly from Earth. It is one of the closer galaxies to the Milky Way (member...
