M16 The Eagle Nebula
The Eagle Nebula is a cloud of gas and dust in the constellation Serpens, mainly molecular hydrogen, some 7,000 light years away from us and 50 to 70 light years wide. It contains several stellar nurseries and is about 5.5
Author: Goran Petrov
Circumpolar Star Trails
The vortex in this colorful nightscape is a trail of stars circumpolar to the North Pole. Polaris, the North Star, is the bright star nearest to the polar axis of our planet. Due to Earth’s rotation, it takes 24 hours
Helix Nebula (NGC 7293)
Helix nebula is a planetary nebula (PN) some 650 light-years from us, in the constellation of Aquarius. The nebula carries this name as it resembles a spring when viewed orthogonally from above, and it is the most detailed and brightest
Comet Africano
Comet Africano (C/2018 W2) is a hyperbolic comet originating from XXX and was the brightest observable comet around October 2019. It passed perihelion on 5 September 2019 and closest to Earth on 27 September 2019, at a distance of 74
Triangulum Galaxy (M33)
Triangulum Galaxy is a face-on, spiral galaxy belonging to our Local Group of galaxies, largest of which are the Milky Way and Andromeda. As such, it is one of the nearest galaxies to our own, at 2.73 million light years
Iris Nebula (NGC 7023)
The Iris Nebula (NGC 7023, Caldwell 4) is a bright reflection nebula in the constellation of Cepheus, some 1,300 light years away from us. The central (blue) part, which is 6 light years wide, is dust illuminated by a very
Biggest Moons of the Solar System
The photo below is a single-shot of the five out of six biggest moons in the solar system. It shows Earth’s Moon and the four Galilean Moons of Jupiter , which can be seen on the photo as well. Missing
