Images

Galactic objects and solar system elements in the form of final images.
Use the filter section on the right to select the objects of interest

Sharpless, Nebula AstroWorldCreations Sharpless, Nebula AstroWorldCreations

Sh2-292

Sh2-292 is an emission nebula in the constellation Canis Major. It is the head of te Seagull nebula. Most images will show the full Seagull nebula using a fairly wide field setup. But the Sh2-292 designated area is only referring to the head, which is shown here in an SHO palette.

Read More
Nebula AstroWorldCreations Nebula AstroWorldCreations

IC4954 and IC4955

IC4954 and IC4955 are two very small nebulae in the constellation Vulpecula. The total field of view of this image is only 12 x 9 arcmin, so very much zoomed in on an already long focal length telescope. Each night only 0.5-1.5h of data could be collected, so this image is the result of 20 imaging sessions.

Read More
Nebula, Sharpless AstroWorldCreations Nebula, Sharpless AstroWorldCreations

Sh2-200

Sh2-200 is a very dim planetary nebula in the constellation of Cassiopeia. By mistake it ended up in the Sharpless catalogue of HII emission regions, but recently its identity as a planetary nebula was confirmed. The nebula itself and especially the hydrogen regions around it are very dim, so require long exposure times

Read More
Nebula AstroWorldCreations Nebula AstroWorldCreations

IC-434 - Horsehead Nebula

IC434 is better known as the horse-head nebula and one of the most well-known nebulae at the night sky. The image here contains just over 2h of exposure, taken using a travel rig during a trip to Scotland. Updates to the travel rig had been applied, the most notable being that it is now run using Stellarmate on an iPad mini.

Read More
Nebula, Sharpless AstroWorldCreations Nebula, Sharpless AstroWorldCreations

Sh2-206

Sh2-206, also called the Fossil Footprint Nebula, is a beautiful emission nebula in the constellation Perseus. It is photographed here using the Hubble palette, creating the typical blue/golden look. For processing, the relatively new NPColourMapper script was used.

Read More
Nebula, Sharpless AstroWorldCreations Nebula, Sharpless AstroWorldCreations

Sh2-86

Sh2-86 is a rather faint nebula in the constellation Vulpecula at a distance of approximately 6000 lightyear. Especially the OIII and SII signals are very faint. But during processing they could be retrieved well. Using the Hubble Palette, the final result is rather impressive with the big pillar structures in the nebula.

Read More
Nebula, Sharpless, Caldwell AstroWorldCreations Nebula, Sharpless, Caldwell AstroWorldCreations

Sh2-105 | C27

The Crescent nebula, also known as Sh2-105 and C27, is an iconic deep sky object in the constellation Cygnus. In 2018 this object was imaged, so the current image gives a good idea of the progress that has been made over time.

Read More
Nebula, Messier, Sharpless AstroWorldCreations Nebula, Messier, Sharpless AstroWorldCreations

M16 | Sh2-49

M16 is also known as the Eagle Nebula, but the central part of this nebula is made even more popular by the Hubble Telescope, and is nick-named the pillars of creation. Here in a narrowband version with a total of almost 40h of exposure.

Read More
Star Cluster, Nebula AstroWorldCreations Star Cluster, Nebula AstroWorldCreations

NGC6910

NGC6910 is a small open star cluster right in the middle of a very rich area of emissio nebulae and dark nebulae, also known as the Sadr region in the constellation Cygnus. Here the star cluster is photographed in narrowband ad processed using the Hubble palette

Read More
Nebula, Sharpless AstroWorldCreations Nebula, Sharpless AstroWorldCreations

Sh2-112

Sh2-112 is a nice small, but decently bright emission nebula in the constellation of Cygnus. Here imaged in narrowband colour, using the Hubble palette (HSO). The small target is a great object for long focal length telescopes.

Read More
Nebula AstroWorldCreations Nebula AstroWorldCreations

IC59, IC63 - Gamma Cassiopeia Nebulae

A tricky target to image. The super bright star Gamma Cassiopeia, surrounded by the hydrogen-rich but faint nebulae IC59 and IC63. A combination of broadband and narrowband images allowed capturing both aspects.

Read More
Nebula, Sharpless AstroWorldCreations Nebula, Sharpless AstroWorldCreations

Sh2-117 - Pelican Nebula

The Pelican Nebula (IC5070) is a direct neighbour of the North American Nebula (NGC7000). In this image both are photographed together, using a dual-band narrowband filter on an One-Shot-Colour camera, using a small travel rig.

Read More
Nebula, Sharpless AstroWorldCreations Nebula, Sharpless AstroWorldCreations

Sh2-252 - Monkey Head Nebula

The Monkey Head Nebula is a very nice narrowband target for when the moon is out. Located in the constellation of Orion, this is a typical winter target. While clouds interfered a lot with the imaging, over several nights about 7h of exposure could be gathered for this image.

Read More
Nebula, Messier AstroWorldCreations Nebula, Messier AstroWorldCreations

M16 - Eagle Nebula

A new travel rig was put together and first light was used to image M16, the Eagle nebula. This is a low summer target and only half an hour of data could be gathered. But the travel setup worked well and holds a lot of promise for the future.

Read More
Nebula, Sharpless AstroWorldCreations Nebula, Sharpless AstroWorldCreations

Sh2-220 - California Nebula

NGC1499 (California Nebula), an emission nebula located in the constellation Perseus is a very large and colourful target when photographed in narrow-band. Here an SHO image of long exposure to bring out some of the very faint blue OIII signal.

Read More
Nebula AstroWorldCreations Nebula AstroWorldCreations

NGC2264 - Cone Nebula

A wide-field image of NGC2264, or Cone Nebula, embedded in lots of hydrogen-alpha regions. Next to the actual cone is the Christmas Tree star cluster, illuminating the surrounding gasses to emit bright blue OIII signal.

Read More
Nebula, Caldwell AstroWorldCreations Nebula, Caldwell AstroWorldCreations

Caldwell 4 - Iris Nebula

An image of NGC7023, captured on three different occasions, two(!) years apart. The bright blue reflection nebula is referred to as Iris Nebula, named after the similarly blue flower. With more than 17h of exposure also the darker nebulae are visible.

Read More