Author Archives: JosepM

Hi all, An image of Messier 73 has been uploaded. Messier 40 is one of the three Messier objects that are not deep-sky objects. The other two are M40 (double star) and M24 (star cloud). All three have been uploaded today. You can find the detailed image and more information at: Messier 73. NGC 6994 […]

Hi all, An image of Messier 40 has been uploaded. Messier 40 is one of the three Messier objects that are not deep-sky objects. The other two are M73 (asterism) and M24 (star cloud). All three have been uploaded today. You can find the detailed image and more information at: Messier 40. The wrong object […]

Hi all, An image of two ellipticals, M59 and M60, has been uploaded. Located in Virgo, they are two out of the ten elliptical galaxies in the Messier catalog. You can find the image and some more information at: Messier 59 and Messier 60 Enjoy, Josep

Hi all, An image of NGC 1727 and several of its companions has been uploaded. This is a group of nebulae and open clusters showing a great deal of separated Hydrogen and Oxygen emissions, that is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud. You can find it and some more information at: NGC 1727 and companions […]

Hi all, An image of two very faint nebulae, IC 59 and IC 63, has been uploaded. Located in Cassiopeia, these nebulae are both emission and reflection nebulae. You can find the image as well as some more info at: IC 59 and IC 63 Enjoy, Josep

Hi all, An image of Messier 52, an open cluster located in Cassiopeia, has been uploaded. Even being a young cluster (35 Million years old) and full of bright and blue stars, the brightest one is an orange, F8Ib/II-Type star. You can see the image as well as more information at: Messier 52. NGC 7654 […]

Hi all, An image of the very faint planetary nebula PK 164+31, also known as the Headphones Nebula, has been uploaded. The shape of this nebula has been influenced by the high velocity of the gases expelled as well as the rotation angle of the central star (by the way, it is a binary star). […]

Hi all, Messier 100 is a beautiful galaxy located in the constellation Coma Berenices. An image of it and some more informations about it can be found at: Messier 100. NGC 4321 Enjoy, Josep

Hi all, This time, the image that has been uploaded has a special scientific significance. This image shows the X-Ray source Cygnus X-1, which is a binary system, one of which is the first object proven to be a black hole. The image also shows Sh2-101, also known as the Tulip Nebula, due to its […]

Hi all, An image of M45, the Pleiades Cluster and its foreground reflection nebula has been uploaded. This is a two panel mosaic showing a fragment of the cluster, containing the brightest stars. This image was pretty difficult to process, given the fact that the delicate dust wisps are very delicate and any, even slight, […]