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NGC 2237 - Rosette Nebula & NGC 2244 Open Star Cluster

Captured this over 4 nights with my ZWO Seestar S50, 30-second exposures using the IDAS DTD Ha/O III/NIR filter. Both DSOs (Deep Space Objects) are located in the constellation Monoceros and are ~5,000 light-years from Earth. NGC 2237 is more commonly referred to as the Rosette Nebula, though it... read more

Messier 13 - Hercules Globular Star Cluster.

Imaged with my Celestron Origin with the Mk 2 camera outfitted with the Optolong L-Quad Enhance filter (Ha/Hb/O III/S II). Locates in the constellation Hercules, this globular star cluster contains an estimated 300,000 stars. It spans 145 light-years, is 22,000 light-years from Earth, and is... read more

Messier 35, NGC 2158, IC 443, Eta Geminorum, and NGC 2174.

The big, bluish, open star cluster in the upper right-hand corner is M35, the Shoe Buckle Cluster, the yellowish, open star cluster to its right is NGC 2158. The red nebula center-left is IC 443, the Jellyfish Nebula, the big, bright red star is rhe trinary star system Eta Geminorum aka Propus, and... (edited) read more

Messier 100 - The Blowdryer Galaxy

Took this image with my new ZWO Seestar S30 Pro. There are at least 20 galaxies throughout this image. M100 is face-on spiral galaxy in the center.

NGC 4038 & NGC 4039 - The Antennae Galaxies

This is what it's like when galaxies collide!! Taken with my Celestron Origin with the Mk 2 Camera and the Optolong L-Quad Enhance filter Ha/Hb/O III/S II. These are 2 galaxies that have collided and are in the process of forming a new galaxy. You can see the debris trails sprouting off from each... read more

NGC 3628 - Hamburger Galaxy, Messier 66, Messier 65, & HD 98388

Image taken with my Celestron Origin with the Mk 2 camera using the Optolong L-Quad Enhance filter (Ha/Hb/O III/S II). NGC 3628 is on top, M66 is bottom left, M65 is bottom right, and HD 98388 is the bright blue-ish star.