IC 2872, also known as Gum 40, is an emission nebula located in the constellation Centaurus, approximately 6,500 light-years from Earth. It is part of…
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LDN1355 – The Helping Hand
The nebula LDN 1355, affectionately nicknamed “The Helping Hand,” is a fascinating dark cloud of cosmic gas and dust located in the constellation Cepheus. This…
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The eyes of the Virgin on the strip of galaxies
Al centro dell’Ammasso della Vergine, una serie di galassie spettacolari dalle caratteristiche uniche, forma una striscia ricurva denominata “La Catena di Marcarian”. L’Ammasso della Vergine…
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Barnard 33 : Orion’s celestial steed among the stars
The Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33) is a dark nebula in the Orion constellation. About 1,500 light-years from Earth, its distinctive horsehead shape stands out against…
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NGC 5139 – Omega Centauri
Omega Centauri (ω Cen, NGC 5139, or Caldwell 80) is a globular cluster in the constellation of Centaurus that was first identified as a non-stellar…
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Monoceros Mosaic
The Monoceros Region The constellation of Monoceros (which means “unicorn” in Greek) is located in the northern sky, near other constellations such as Orion and…
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NGC 3169: A Cosmic Dance of Gravitational Tides
Located approximately 75 million light-years away in the constellation Sextans, NGC 3169 is a striking spiral galaxy undergoing a gravitational interaction with its neighbor, NGC…
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PACMAN NEBULA NGC 281
La seguente foto nasce dalla collaborazione astrofotografica con l’amico Giacomo Gotra che mi ha gentilmente chiesto di elaborare la sua sessione di scatti. NGC 281…
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Eta Carina
Call me a widefield junkie and you would be right. In the quest for imaging wide swathes of space, I experimented with various camera lenses…
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Stellar Nurseries of the LMC
Capture: Stellar Nurseries of the LMC Location: Araraquara/SP – Brazil Setup: Telescope: Skywatcher 254mm / F4.7 Mount: Skywtacher AZEQ6 GT Guiding: Greika 70/700 with SvBony…
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