An Astonishing Southern Sky Object.
Category: bright nebula
Gum 39
A Bright Nebula in the Southern Constellation of Centaurus
Orion Nebula
M42 The Orion Nebula is an amazing object and one of the best in the sky but I’ve imaged it … More
Thor’s Helmet
NGC 2359 A Nebula in Canis Major Our Summer here in Sydney seems to be following a similar pattern to … More
Tarantula Nebula
NGC 2070 in Dorado Caldwell 103 If any astronomical object truly inspires me, it is the Tarantula Nebula. It appears … More
Lagoon Nebula
M8 in Sagittarius NGC 6523 & NGC 6530 One of the most beautiful nebulae in the whole sky, M8 is … More
IC 4628
A Bright Nebula in Scorpius Coming towards the end of an evening session at Cosmic Focus Observatory, I had an … More
The Rim Nebula
A big bright nebula in the constellation of Ara
Eta Carinae Nebula
The mother of all nebulae
Gum 23
A large wedge shaped emission nebula, sliced by lanes of obscuring dust
Seagull Nebula
An HII hydrogen cloud, 200 light years across.
Burning Bright
Against the stark blackness of interstellar space, the abundance backdrop of Milky Way stars are shining bright. In the middle, they seem to have caught alight, burning like a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Night.
Christmas Tree Cluster
A bright open star cluster with associated bright and dark nebulae.
The Rosette Nebula
A nebula with too many catalogue numbers!
IC 1283
Towards the galactic centre.
A Southern Emission Nebula
An emission nebula and open star cluster in the constellation of Ara.
Nebulae in Carina
A bright star-forming nebula in Carina: NGC 3603
Nebula IC2948
A bright emission nebula in Centaurus.
Carina Nebula
The biggest, brightest and most photogenic nebula in the Southern Hemisphere.
Orion Nebula
The biggest, brightest and most photogenic nebula in the Northern Hemisphere. Also Astronomy News of the Week.
The Trapezium
The Trapezium star cluster in the Orion Nebula, M42.
The Tarantula
The Tarantula Nebula and part of the Large Magellanic Cloud
War & Peace Nebula
War and Peace Nebula
Lagoon Nebula
My two and a half hour exposure of the Lagoon Nebula, M8.
NGC 3324
The Gabriela Mistral Nebula in Carina.
Trifid Nebula
Messsier Object 20
Messier 78
M78, a fan-shaped ‘reflection’ nebula in Orion…
Messier 43
Poor old M43, overlooked and neglected.
Eta Carinae
A Star within the Eta Carina Nebula Image exposure: 45.75 min Image field of view: 23.9 x 16 arcmin Image … More
Eagle Nebula
Messier 16
Omega Nebula, M17
Omega Nebula, M17
In the constellation of Sagittarius
Distant Nebulae
NGC 346 and more in the Small Magellanic Cloud
IC 4628
A colossal star-forming emission nebula in the southern constellation of Scorpius
IC 4685
Emission Nebula in Sagittarius
NGC 6357
The Lobster Nebula
Cat’s Paw Nebula
NGC 6334, an emission nebula in Scorpius
Lambda Centauri Nebula (2)
Part of the Running Chicken Emission Nebula
Lagoon Nebula M8
NGC 6523
Rosette Nebula
The Rosette emission nebula in Monoceros
Lambda Centauri Nebula
The Running Chicken Emission Nebula
Lower’s Nebula
Lower’s Nebula, Sharpless 2-261
Eta Carinae
The Nebula & The Star.
Horsehead Nebula
The Horsehead Dark Nebula in Orion
Running Man Nebula
A Reflection Nebula in Orion
Orion Nebula
Emission Nebula M42
Trifid Nebula
The Trifid Nebula M20 in Sagittarius.
Nebula and Cluster in Carina
The Gabriela Mistral Nebula & the Gem star cluster.
Forgotten But Remembered – 2
Amateur astro-photography is not always about imaging the most beautiful wide nebulae.
The Seven Best Southern Sky Objects
The most remarkable objects in the Southern sky.
Carina Wide Field
An experimental attempt to capture a very wide field view using a Canon EOS lens coupled with a ZWO astro-cam.
Nebula M78
Designation: Messier 78 & NGC 2068, in the constellation of Orion. Visual magnitude: +8.3 Apparent size: 8 x 6 arc-minutes. Diameter: … More
Tarantula Nebula
Designation: NGC 2070, Caldwell 103, in constellation of Dorado. Visual magnitude: +5.0 Apparent size: 40 x 25 arc-minutes. Diameter: 1833 light years. … More
Eta Carinae Nebula
Designation: Caldwell 92, NGC 3372, in constellation of Carina. Visual magnitude: +1.0. Apparent size in arc-minutes: 120′ x 120′. Diameter in light … More
Astronomy, Bushfires and Hail
Welcome to my first post for 2020. It may look slightly different this year, because I finally took the plunge … More
M42 – The Orion Nebula
Object Details: Designation: M42, NGC 1976 Constellation: Orion Visual … More
NGC 346 & NGC 371 in the SMC
Object Details: Designation: NGC 346 Constellation: Tucana Visual magnitude: +10.3 Apparent size: 14′ x 11′ Diameter: 1149 light years. Distance: 200,000 light years A … More
Cat’s Paw Nebula
A bright emission nebula, located 820 light-years away in the Scorpius region of the Milky Way. The red colour comes from … More
Lagoon Nebula, M8
Burnham’s Celestial Handbook (forty years old and still available) describes M8 as “One of the finest of the diffuse nebulae….seen … More
Prawn Nebula
IC 4628, a bright H II (ionised atomic hydrogen) emission nebula in Scorpius, is more than seventy light years in … More
NGC 6188 & 6193
A one hour image of this star cluster and huge emission nebula in the southern Milky Way. I didn’t do … More
The Eagle Nebula
Messier 16, generally known as the Eagle Nebula, in Serpens is simply one of the best nebulae in the sky. … More
Messier 17 – Omega Nebula
Lying amongst the Milky Way star fields over 4000 light years away, M17 is a distinctly reddish nebula due to … More
IC 4628
A bright emission nebula, located in Scorpius. Probably a bit too close to the Moon that night. I also had … More
Eta Carinae Nebula
The Great Nebula in Carina (NGC 3372) is a naked eye object in the Southern Hemisphere and is very popular … More
Lambda Centauri Cluster
The Lambda star cluster (IC 2944) and the Running Chicken emission nebula (IC 2948). I think I considerably under-exposed this … More
NGC 2122 and NGC 2136/7
Three distant objects, located in a nearby galaxy – the Large Magellanic cloud – 160,000 light years away in the constellations of … More
Rosette Nebula
Well, after a long time trying, I finally took an image of the the Rosette Nebula which I can be … More
Horsehead Nebula
The image shows: the (upside down) Horsehead Nebula, Barnard 33; the red emission nebula IC434 (mag 7.3); the emission nebula … More
The Orion Nebula
This is not my first image of the beautiful Orion Nebula and probably will not be my last. It was … More
Orion Nebula in Colour
A naked eye object, easily visible here in the Southern Hemisphere as a summer object in the Northern sky. This … More
Orion Nebula in Black & White
A naked eye object, easily visible here in the Southern Hemisphere as a summer object in the Northern sky. This … More
Eta Carinae Nebula
The Eta Carinae Nebula – a bright nebula visible to the naked eye in the Southern Hemisphere sky. It is … More
Orion Nebula
A fine summer object, located in the region above Orion’s Belt (which is generally known as Orion’s Sword – but … More
Nebulous Clusters in the Small Magellanic Cloud
Located in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), these two objects are designated NGC 346 (upper) and NGC 371 (lower). The … More
Tarantula Region
Located in the outskirts of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), the Tarantula Nebula is a massive object, visible in binoculars. … More
The Eagle Nebula
Messier 16, the Eagle Nebula, is a bright nebula in Serpens Cauda, containing active star formation, a new star cluster … More
Cat’s Paw Nebula
An emission nebula with the resemblance of an animal’s paw print, in the constellation of Scorpius. It is a stellar … More
Messier Objects 20 and 21
The Trifid Nebula, M20 and open cluster M21. An attempt to improve on my first image, in black and white, … More
Lagoon Nebula
M8, a nebula in Sagittarius, the Lagoon Nebula. Details: Exposure: 3 x 4 min ISO 800 Gear: Skywatcher ED120 refractor, 840mm … More
Trifid Nebula
M20, a nebula in Sagittarius, is known as the Trifid Nebula. Its nebulosity is a combination of both emission and … More
Tarantula Nebula in Large Magellanic Cloud
2017-04-01 Tarantula Nebula (NGC 2070, Caldwell 103) & the Large Magellanic Cloud 19x 15 sec (4.75 min) exposures at f/2.8, ISO … More
Eta Carina Nebula
2017-04-01 : Eta Carina Nebula. Distance : 6,500 to 10,000 light-years. Taken with my Canon EOS 60D and 200mm lens piggy-backed on … More
Tarantula Nebula
NGC 2070, the Tarantula Nebula, part of the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation of Dorado. The distance from Earth … More
Tarantula Nebula
The Tarantula Nebula. 2016-02-08 NGC2070 19x30s 2000mm f/10 ISO 3200 All images © R.Powell
Rosette Nebula
Orion Constellation
Orion contains the famous Orion Nebula (M42), the Flame Nebula and the Horsehead Nebula: All images © R.Powell
Tarantula, Orion, Triffid & 47 Tucanae
Field images taken with my Meade LX-90 8″ SCT recently. All images © R.Powell
Deep Sky & Solar System
Some more astro-images I have taken over the last month, including a telescopic image of the amazing Orion Nebula (M42); … More
Moon, Messier 42, & Southern View
Above: 2015-01-29 Moon Clouds. The Moon had a remarkable blue corona and red halo as I took images of the … More
A Comet, A Planet & A Nebula
It was a short night observing with the Society at Stargard on 17th January, due to the late sunset. Most … More
