by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Apr 13, 2023
Around the North Galactic Pole Constellation: Coma Berenices Looking at the North Galactic Pole, which is “located” in the constellation of Coma Berenices, with the following coordinates: RA 12h 51m 26s, Dec: 27d 07m 42s. This view covers objects from the...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Mar 24, 2023
IC 2944, the Running Chicken nebula Constellation: Centaurus IC 2944 is an open cluster with an associated emission nebula in the constellation of Centaurus. It features Bok globules (relatively small dark nebulae), which are frequently a site of active star...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Feb 7, 2023
Sh2-232 region Constellation: Auriga Sh2-232 (in the center), Sh2-235 the brightest area as well as Sh2-231 and the much smaller Sh2-233 to the left are H-II regions in the constellation of Auriga. The tinymagenta structure just above centre of Sh2-232 is the...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Sep 15, 2022
NGC 6888 and PN G75.5+1.7 Constellation: Cygnus NGC 6888, the Crescent nebula, is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus. It lies about 5’000 Ly from Earth. It is formed by the fast stellar wind from the Wolf-Rayet star WR136, colliding with and...
by manuelcp.astro@gmail.com | Aug 4, 2022
Sh2-115 region Constellations: Cygnus Sh2-115 is a large emission nebula found in the constellation Cygnus. It is located about 7,500 Ly away from Earth. Date: This image was taken during several nights in June 2022. It consists of two panes, taken with narrowband...
