Hi all,

An image of the Heart Nebula (IC 1805) has been uploaded. This image has meant over 99 hours of exposures (a three panel mosaic) through narrowband filters and short RGB exposures to give the stars a more natural color.

This area is creating stars at a high rate and, actually, nearly all bright spots in the picture are YSOs (Young Stellar Objects).

This is a classic image, taken with a high resolution telescope, that shows the fine differences between areas with different compositions, thanks to the use of the Hubble Color Palette. Also a “Natural Color” version is included.

You will find more info and the images at:

IC 1805, the Heart Nebula

Enjoy,
Josep

Hi all,

An image of the Running Man Nebula (NGC 1977) has been uploaded. This is a spectacular area where emission as well as reflection and dark nebulae can be seen. You will find this one at:

NGC 1977, the Running Man Nebula

Enjoy,
Josep

Hi all,

Another image of a Northern object has been uploaded. This time, it is a fragment of the Veil Nebula, NGC 6995. Some people call it “the Bat Nebula” and this is how I called it too.

You will find it at:

NGC 6995. The Bat Nebula

Enjoy!
Josep

Hi all,

It seems that, today, is the day when we will have several new images… This time is Messier 55, a globular cluster. This pretty globular also receives the name of “Summer Rose Star”, but it is not a totally popular name… This image is part of the project to get the Messier Objects taken with higher resolution telescopes.

You will find this one at:

Messier 55. NGC 6809

Enjoy!
Josep

Hi all,

A new image has been uploaded. This time it is a remake. My previous image of NGC 6188 (the Dragons of Ara) had a limited view of both Fighting Dragons. This suggested me to repeat the field, but with a 2 panel mosaic. This way, we can see both Dragons in their full extent. The image means over 39 hours of exposure (as usual, in narrowband), because I also used the previous partial images and they have been added to the new ones before processing in order to provide greater detail.

You can find the final result at:

NGC 6188 and The Fighting Dragons of Ara

Enjoy!
Josep

Hi all,

An image of the tiny but beautiful Planetary Nebula Messier 76 has been uploaded. This image was taken only with narrowband filters (Ha, OIII and NII). The over 26 hours of exposure has allowed for a great deal of detail to be extracted. Please, enjoy it at:

Messier 76. NGC 650 and NGC 651

Cheers,
Josep

Hi all,

This time, it is THE image. This is the first image that I have been able to take with the new 24″ reflector that has been installed at New Mexico Skies. The chosen target is NGC 6888, the Crescent Nebula. You will be able to find it at:

NGC 6888. CALDWELL 27

Enjoy,
Josep
PS: There are already some more images that have been finished and are currently being processed (M 76, IC 1396, NGC 281, a fragment of NGC 6995 and several others). Stay tuned…

Hi all,

A second image has been uploaded today. This time another Globular Cluster, Messier 2, has been chosen. This cluster is very large, but its distance does not allow us to see it in detail.

It can be found at:

Messier 22. NGC 6656

Enjoy!
Josep

Hi all,

A new image, this time Messier 22, a globular cluster, has been uploaded. This cluster is intrinsically the brightest one in Messier’s Catalogue, but its Southern declination does not allow for its real splendor to show up and it ranks below M13 or M5 to the Northern observers. This image has been taken from the Southern Hemisphere and you will find it at:

Messier 22. NGC 6656

Enjoy!
Josep

Hi all,

Once I published the image and description of the Southern Tadpoles, Sakib Rasool sent me an email correcting my description. The nebula had previously been catalogued by Colin Gum as Gum 37 and the “planetary nebula” that can be seen inside NGC 3572 has, very recently, been catalogued as a Photo-evaporating Globule, with the name PhJa 1.

The description that you can find in my web site has been corrected to include his comments. You can find it at:

The Southern Tadpoles

Enjoy,

Josep