Author Archives: JosepM

Hi all,   An image of the Owl Nebula has been uploaded. This faint planetary has distinct emissions that can be grabbed with narrowband filters. Please, find this image at: Messier 97. M97. NGC 3587. The Owl Nebula Enjoy, Josep  

Hi all, An image of NGC 1313, a galaxy with a high Southern Declination, has been uploaded. It is a galaxy that has been heavily distorted by its recent collision with another galaxy. You can find it at: NGC 1313. The Topsy-Turvy Galaxy Enjoy, Josep

Hi all, Messier 82 is a very active galaxy and well known for being part of the “starburst galaxies” group. This galaxy is, moreover, one of the most beautiful in the whole Messier catalog. You can find this recent image at: Messier 82. NGC 3034 Enjoy, Josep

Hi all, A new image has been uploaded. This time, it is something different: an image of the Trapezium area taken with a 60-inch Ritchey-Chrétien f/8 atop Palomar Observatory (focal length 12 meters…). The image covers 10×10 arcmin and the data are very good. You will find it at: Messier 42. The Trapezium Enjoy, Josep

Hi all, A new image has been uploaded. This time it has something new. One of the reflection nebulae in the image had a very apparent red bubble-like nebula inside it, but it was (so far) unknown. The discovery has been reported and published as a Research Note. The image and its explanation can be …

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Hi all, One of the top astrophotographers, Rolf Olsen, has taken a deeper image of IC 2220, which contains the new bubble-like nebula discovered by my daughter Anna and myself about two years ago. His image is great and shows a great deal of detail. He has, generously, allowed me to include it in this …

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Hi all, This time, the image is a two panel mosaic of the Grus Quartet. This group of four spiral galaxies has two Seyfert galaxies each one with a supermassive (20 Million solar masses) black hole in its center. You can find it at: The Grus Quartet. NGC 7582 and friends Enjoy, Josep  

Hi all, Another globular cluster, M80, has been uploaded. This cluster sits in the middle of a beautiful foreground field of colorful stars. You will find it at: Messier 80. NGC 6093 Enjoy, Josep

Hi all, Continuing with the project to capture all Messier objects with high resolution telescopes, today, an image of a globular cluster, M68, has been uploaded. The image has also captures a faint and distant spiral galaxy. You can find it at: Messier 68. NGC 4590 Enjoy! Best regards, Josep