NGC 2237 The Rosette Nebula and open cluster NGC 2244 at center.
The Rosette Nebula in Hubble Palette

Shawn NielsenMy story began more than 40 years ago looking up at the Moon with [...]

M20 the Trifid Nebula
Return to M20 the Trifid Nebula

Featured Astronomy Magazine online Picture of the Day, Sept 8th, 2016.  Also featured in Amateur [...]

Tarantula Nebula
Tarantula Nebula NGC 2070 remote telescope astrophotography

A giant stellar nursery region and more than a 1000 light years wide, the Tarantula [...]

Comet C/2013 X1 (PanSTARRS) passing near the Helix Nebula (NGC 7293)
Comet sails past the Helix Nebula

This image was published in Skynew Magazine (Canada), Nov/Dec 2016 issue. A truly once in [...]

M20 test image with ASA 16″ astrograph

There’s a fancy new telescope and CCD camera setup at Siding Spring Observatory! An ASA [...]

Fighting Dragons of Ara NGC 6188
The fighting dragons of Ara NGC 6188

Featured in Sky and Telescope Magazine, October 2016. Returning to Siding Spring Observatory in the [...]

Orion Nebula M42
Last look at the Orion Nebula for another season

Like old friends coming and going, so do the stars, constellations and deep sky objects [...]

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