Author Archives: JosepM

Hi all, An image of another Messier open cluster (M23) has been uploaded. This cluster lies at about 2,000 light years from us, but still close enough to have the Milky Way as background. You can find the image as well as some more info at: Messier 23. NGC 6494 Enjoy, Josep

Hi all, We retake the activity by uploading an image of Messier 48, an open cluster in the constellation Hydra. This is a cluster with a very low metallicity and about 80 stars in it. You can find the image and more info at: Messier 48. NGC 2548 Enjoy! Josep

Hi all, An image of the Soap Bubble Nebula has been uploaded. This nebula was discovered in July 2008 by amateur astronomer David Jurasevich. The nebula itself is very dim and it is revealed by taking long exposures through an OIII filter. You can find the image and some more information at: PN G75.5+1.7. The […]

Hi all, An infrequent view of two otherwise boring elliptical galaxies, M84 and M86, has been uploaded. This image shows very faint (and seldom shown) Hydrogen II clouds between M86 and NGC 4438 (Eyes Galaxies). There is still debate as whether these clouds are the result of a previous gravitational encounter between M86 and NGC […]

Hi all, An image of Pre-8 has been uploaded. Pre-8 is an extremely faint planetary nebula that was discovered in 2016 by Trygve Prestgard. In order to be able to grab enough signal for the image, multiple (22) one-hour exposures (binned 2×2) had to be taken. You can find the image and some more details […]

Hi all, Today, we enjoy another open cluster belonging to the Messier Catalog, M25. It is rather old (90 million years old) and it is large (over 600 stars). You can see the image, as well as some more information at: Messier 25. IC 4725 Enjoy, Josep

Hi all, An image of a globular cluster, Messier 28, has been uploaded. This cluster is special, because it contains up to 12 identified millisecond pulsars. You can find the image as well as some more information at: Messier 28. NGC 6626 Enjoy, Josep

Hi all, An image of another open cluster, Messier 21, has been uploaded. This is a very young cluster (less than 5 million years old) and its stars seem to belong to the Sagittarius OB1 Association. You can find the image and some more information at: Messier 21. NGC 6531 Enjoy, Josep

Hi all, Another globular from the Messier catalog, M56, has been uploaded. This time, a cluster presenting two oddities: retrograde movement as it orbits the Milky Way, as well as its theorized origin, being the remainder of an “absorbed” (by the Milky Way) small galaxy that once was captured by the gravitational pull of our […]

Hi all, An image of the open cluster Messier 26 has been uploaded. This is an inconspicuous cluster located in the constellation Scutum. It contains about 90 stars. You can find the image as well as some more information at: Messier 26. NGC 6694 Enjoy, Josep