Hi all,

An image of NGC 896, the Fishhead Nebula has been uploaded. This nebula is located at the narrow tip of the Heart Nebula (IC 1805). You can find it at:

NGC 896. IC 1795. The Fishhead Nebula

Enjoy,
Josep

Hi all,

An image of Gum 48d and the star HD 119796 has been uploaded. This is a peculiar HII region. Besides its fan-like structure, the cloud is in a second stage, where the star formation rate is lower, although still significant. The star HD 119796 is a triple star with the first component being a Yellow Hypergiant (40 solar masses…). You can find the image and nore info at:

Gum 48d and HD 119796

Enjoy,
Josep

Hi all,

An image of NGC 7380, the Wizard Nebula, has been uploaded. This nebula belongs to the Cepheus Complex and is also catalogued as Sh2-142. Two versions of this narrowband image have been uploaded in this page: one with natural color and the second with an unusual combination of colors trying to better discern the distribution of the different gases. You can find the images, as well as more information at:

NGC 7380. The Wizard Nebula

Enjoy,
Josep

Hi all,

An image of Messier 41 has been uploaded. This cluster was known at least since a hundred years before Messier included it in his catalog. Some writings suggest that even Aristotle knew it, but this is very uncertain.

You can find the image as well as some more information at:

Messier 41. NGC 2287

Enjoy,
Josep

Hi all,

An image of the reflection nebula NGC 1788 has been uploaded. This is an image that I forgot I had during more than a year. This beautiful nebula is located in the constellation Orion.

You can find it and some more info at:

NGC 1788. The Cosmic Bat

Enjoy,
Josep

Hi all,

An image of M35 has been uploaded. This cluster has a very close (angularly speaking) neighbor that is located much farther away (about six times the distance). You can find the image and some more information at:

Messier 35. NGC 2168

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Josep

Hi all,

An image of Messier 47 has been uploaded. This is a fairly young but not so much populated open cluster. It has mostly B2-Type stars (blue) as well as a couple of red giants. You can find this image and some more info at:

Messier 47. NGC 2422

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Josep

Hi all,

An image of Messier 46 has been uploaded. This is an old, far away cluster. The peculiarity is that an unrelated planetary nebula lies in its foreground (NGC 2438). You can find this image and some more info at:

Messier 46. NGC 2437

Enjoy,
Josep

Hi all,

An image of Messier 101 has been uploaded. This spiral galaxy does not seem to harbor any supermassive black hole in its center. This is why its central bulge is so symmetrical.

You can find the image and some more info at:

Messier 101. NGC 5457

Enjoy,
Josep

Hi all,

An image of Messier 1, the Crab Nebula, has been uploaded. It is a very unusual view of the nebula, although it is a fully scientific one. The use of narrow bandpass filters, as well as a different color mapping have contributed to this special color.

You can find this image (as well as a “natural color” one) at:

Messier 1. NGC 1952

Enjoy!
Josep