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Narrowband Nebula

NGC 2264

NGC 2264 including the Christmas Tree Cluster and Cone Nebula is a magnificent star forming region located in Monoceros, not far from Orion. Total 18 hours integration time in SHO narrowband palette with RGB stars. I also tried to blend Read more…

By Caprile Observatory, 4 months4 months ago
Broadband Nebula

LBN 643 & Friends

LBN 643 or “The Helping Hand” , including the very faint dark (LDN 1357, LDN 1355, LDN 1358) and reflection (VdB 9, VdB 7) surrounding nebulae in Cassiopea. Total of 20 hours integration in LRGB, high resolution image here

By Caprile Observatory, 8 months8 months ago
Broadband Galaxy

M31 the Andromeda Galaxy

The Andromeda Galaxy, or M31, is one of the most photographed deep sky object of the northern skies. It’s the nearest galaxy to our Milky Way (2.5 millions light years) of comparable size, they are expected to collide in around Read more…

By Caprile Observatory, 9 months9 months ago
Narrowband Nebula

NGC 7822

NGC 7822, also known as Sh2-171 is a vast emission region in the constellation Cepheus. A powerful region for new stars formation, which strong radiation ionizes the surrounding gas causing it to glow. Image is a two-panels mosaic narrowband SHO Read more…

By Caprile Observatory, 10 months10 months ago
Broadband Nebula

LBN 782, Barnard 10 & Friends

A four panels mosaic of a very dense dust and reflection nebula region in the Taurus Molecular Cloud, including LBN 782, Barnard 10, Barnard 7, VdB 27, IC 359 and LDN 1495. The center of the frame features the two Read more…

By Caprile Observatory, 11 months11 months ago
Narrowband Nebula

Sh2-108 Gamma Cygni Nebula and SADR region

An overview over the magnificent Cygnus molecular complex with a four panels mosaic of the SADR star region and Sh2-108 Gamma Cygni Nebula. The NGC6910 open cluster is also visible in the lower right quadrant. The nebula was photographed between Read more…

By Caprile Observatory, 12 months2 months ago
Broadband Nebula

Sh2-140

Sh2-140 is an HII emission nebula on the edge of the Cepheus ring and part of the star-forming region of Cepheus molecular complex.  The emission is caused by the radiation of young stars in the central part of the nebula Read more…

By Caprile Observatory, 1 year1 year ago
Broadband Nebula

Sh2-136 Ghost Nebula

The Ghost Nebula (Sh2-134, VdB 141) is a reflection nebula in constellation Cepheus. Sh2-136 is part of a vast molecular cloud region that extends in the Cepheus region from the Iris nebula A very distinctive feature of the nebula is Read more…

By Caprile Observatory, 1 year1 year ago
Broadband Nebula

NGC 7023 – The IRIS Nebula

An iconic reflection nebula , NGC7023 or Iris nebula is part of a very large molecular cloud system in the constellation Cepheus. The bright core is illuminated by the HD 200775 star and evokes the image of the flower. NASA Read more…

By Caprile Observatory, 1 year ago
Narrowband Nebula

Sh2-101 The Tulip Nebula and Cygnus X-1

One of the most photographed targets in the northern hemisphere summer sky, the Sh2-101, or Tulip Nebula, is a fascinating HII emission region in the constellation of Cygnus. Next to the Tulip it is possible to observe the bow shock Read more…

By Caprile Observatory, 1 year1 year ago

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